Cilicica Fir Abies cilicica
Other Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- AY-bees sil-LEH-see-kah
- Description
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Cilicica fir is a conifer in the Pinaceae family that typically grows at 3,000 to 6,000 feet in elevation. It is a tall, narrow tree with bright green needles. Trunks can reach 20 feet in diameter in the wild. This tree is often confused with Abies nordmanniana, which needle out much later in spring, are hardier and have always been more commonly planted.
The native range is south-central and south Turkey to north Lebanon.
Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: See potential insect problems for conifers fact sheet to the left
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Abies
- Species:
- cilicica
- Family:
- Pinaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Woody
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Tree
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Needled Evergreen
- Habit/Form:
- Columnar
- Pyramidal
- Growth Rate:
- Slow
- Texture:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- NC Region:
- Mountains
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Gold/Yellow
- Green
- Red/Burgundy
- Fruit Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Fruit Type:
- Samara
- Fruit Length:
- > 3 inches
- Fruit Description:
- Seed cones are upright on branches cylindrical 6 to 8 inches long apex bluntly pointed scales fan-shaped, bracts hidden. Cones can be light green, light yellow, and brown. Resinous, seeds reddish-brown wing obovoid.
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Gold/Yellow
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Needled Evergreen
- Leaf Color:
- Blue
- Green
- White
- Leaf Type:
- Needles
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Other/more complex
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- 1-3 inches
- Leaf Width:
- < 1 inch
- Leaf Description:
- Bright green with white, longitudinal bands on undersides are loosely arranged. Needles can be green, light green, or blue-green.
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Bark:
- Bark Color:
- Light Brown
- Light Gray
- Surface/Attachment:
- Ridges
- Smooth
- Bark Description:
- Ashy gray, smooth becoming deeply fissured into scaly plates.
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Gold/Yellow
- Gray/Silver
- Green
- Red/Burgundy
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Surface:
- Hairy (pubescent)
- Stem Description:
- Buds are not resinous, ovoid, brown; scales keeled and free at tips. Branches are reddish to yellow-gray to olive-brown whorled.
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Woodland
- Design Feature:
- Shade Tree
