Silver fir (English spelling)

Japanese: silver fir(英語表記)silverfir
Silver fir (English spelling)

...The Grand Fir ( A. grandis Lindl.) of western North America reaches a height of 100m, and the Colorado Fir (A. concolor Lindl. ex Hildbr.) has silvery-white needles on both sides. The European Fir ( A. alba Mill.) is distributed in central and southern Europe, and is also commonly seen in the Black Forest near Freiburg in Germany. [Toshio Hamatani]
[Tradition, Folklore]
When people think of fir trees, many of them probably think of Christmas trees or the famous Christmas song "O Christmas Tree."

*Some of the terminology that mentions "silver fir" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…北アメリカ西部のグランドモミA.grandis Lindl.(英名grand fir)は高さ100mに達し,コロラドモミA.concolor Lindl.ex Hildbr.(英名Colorado fir,white fir)は針葉の両面とも銀白色を呈する。ヨーロッパ中・南部にはヨーロッパモミA.alba Mill.(英名silver fir)が分布し,ドイツ,フライブルク近郊のシュワルツワルトSchwarzwald(“黒い森”)にも多く見られる。【浜谷 稔夫】
[伝承,民俗]
 モミの木というとクリスマス・ツリーや,《おおモミの木》という有名なクリスマスの歌を思い浮かべる人は多いはず。…

※「silver fir」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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