Abies pinsapo Boiss.

Species: Abies pinsapo Boiss., Genus: Abies, Family: Pinaceae, Group: Gymnosperms

(Abies pinsapo Boiss.)

-> Genus: Abies -> Family: Pinaceae -> Group: Gymnosperms

Habitus

tree growing to a height of 25 m
broad-conical crown, densely branched
branches grow in whorls perpendicular to the trunk
dark gray ross cracked into irregular plates

Abies pinsapo - Topoľčianky Castle Park, Slovakia (2005)

Abies pinsapo - - Liptovský Mikuláš Business Academy Slovakia (2020)

Abies pinsapo - country park near the mansion house Betliar, Slovakia

Buds

buds broadly ovate, blunt, resinous

Leaves (assimilation organs)

assimilation organs needle-like
needles are relatively short, 8 - 13 x 2 - 2.5 mm large, grey-green, diamond-shaped in cross-section (fleshy), firm, with prominent whitish bands of stomata on the sides
needles are densely grouped and standing almost vertically around the branch

Flowers

wood monoecious flowers (cones) of different sexes

Fruits – seeds

fruit is a cone 10 - 15 x 4 - 5 cm large, cylindrical, upright
cone crumbles after ripening

Extension

originally widespread in a small area of southern Spain in the province of Malaga in the Serrania de Ronda group of mountains (it was discovered here in 1837), where it forms smaller homogeneous groups or mixed stands with oaks, maritime pine (Pinus Pinaster ) and other species at an altitude of 1,000-2,000 m above sea level

Ecology

has medium demands on the content of nutrients in the soil, as well as on moisture
demanding to heat
sensitive to low temperatures
grows very slowly

Significance

a valuable decorative tree with a habit, short strong needles and cones
suitable for warmer areas and protected places
in the territory of Slovakia, it occurs only as a cultivated species

Abies pinsapo - decorative tree with short, strong needles

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