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Nordmann fir

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Nord·mann fir  (nôrdmn)
n.
A widely planted evergreen tree (Abies nordmanniana) native to Greece, Turkey, and the Caucasus, having erect, reddish-brown cones.
[After Alexander von Nordmann (1803-1866), Finnish naturalist.]
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Firs - there are three species to choose from: the Fraser Fir, Abies fraseri from the Appalachian Mountains of Eastern USA; the Noble Fir, Abies procera from Eastern USA; and the Nordmann Fir, Abies nordmanniana, from the Caucasus.
Notebook ****** by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
Gardening, the Consumers' Association magazine, tested cut, container-grown and potted Nordmann fir and Norway spruce last year as soon as they arrived in the garden centres in late November.
gardens: Christmas trees for all budgets by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)
Association secretary Roger Hay is advising those on a tight budget to go for a home-grown Scots pine or Lodgepole pine, which should be widely available and are likely to cost around pounds 10 less than the same size of Nordmann fir.
gardening: A tree can just be for Christmas, not necessarily for life by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
 
 
 
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