Veitch's silver fir

...However, young planted trees are susceptible to damage from cold winds and late frosts, so they should be planted in areas that have been clear-cut over large areas or in depressions, or in protected areas. The closely related A. veitchii Lindl. (English name: Veitch's silver fir, also known as Shirabe) (illustration) reaches a height of 40m, and its cones are dark blue-purple and rather small, with only the upper bracts protruding. It is found in the Pacific coastal areas of the Kanto and Chubu regions south of Mount Azuma in Fukushima Prefecture, in the Omine mountain range of the Kii Peninsula, and in the subalpine zone of the Sekiryo mountain range in Shikoku, and in vast pure forests on Mount Fuji and the Yatsugatake mountains. ...

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…しかし，若い造林木は寒風と晩霜の害を受けやすいので，大面積皆伐跡地やくぼ地を避け，あるいは保護樹帯を設けて植栽する必要がある。　近縁のシラビソA.veitchii Lindl.(英名Veitch’s silver fir，別名シラベ)（イラスト）は高さ40mに達し，球果は暗青紫色でやや小さく，球果上部の苞鱗のみ超出する。福島県吾妻山以南の関東･中部地方太平洋側と紀伊半島大峰山系および四国脊梁（せきりよう）山系の亜高山帯に分布し，富士山や八ヶ岳には広大な純林もみられる。…

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