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Abies cilicica

Cicilian Fir · Cilician Fir · Syrian Fir

Family PinaceaeGenus Abies

A broad conical fir standing alone in a rocky clearing, dark green and branched to the ground
The whole plantElie plusCC BY 3.0

About the plant

What it is and where it grows — not part of any germination protocol.

The plant

Habit
TreeExtension Gardener Plant Toolbox
Habit
treePlants of the World Online
Height
60-80 ft18-24 mExtension Gardener Plant Toolbox
Spread
16-26 ft4.9-7.9 mExtension Gardener Plant Toolbox
Flower
Brown/Copper, Gold/YellowExtension Gardener Plant Toolbox
Native range
Lebanon-Syria, TürkiyeGBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Hardiness zones
5-8Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox
Note
Prefers loamy soil and can suffer in heavy clay that retains waterNotes from web searches

Growing conditions

Sun
Full sun to partial shadeNotes from web searches
Soil
Clay, Loam (Silt), SandExtension Gardener Plant Toolbox
Soil pH
Acid (<6.0), Neutral (6.0-8.0)Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox
Organic matter
HighNotes from web searches
Moisture
Good DrainageExtension Gardener Plant Toolbox
Watering
Regular wateringNotes from web searches

Toxicity is noted only where a source states it. No note here is not a finding of safety.

Sources: Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox — NC State Extension; Plants of the World Online — Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — Global Biodiversity Information Facility; Notes from web searches — Amir Abed.

Worth knowing

  • At Berenice Troglodytica, a Roman-era port in Egypt on the Red Sea, archaeologists found two blocks of resin from this fir, about 190 g and 339 g, in 1st-century AD deposits in a harbor trench. Wikipedia: Abies cilicica

Protocol

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1998

Difficulty Moderate Rated by us, not by the source.

  1. Cold moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 40°F 4°C

  2. Warm moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 70°F 21°C

    8 germinated in this phase.

Steps after step 1 run on after germination.

Germination happens during step 1; time not stated, 21 days assumed.

60% germination.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1998 · 2nd Supplement, Abies p. 10Public domain
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Abies (Pinaceae). Grateful acknowledgement is made to Schumacher Seed Company of MA for a gift of fifteen species of this genus. All fifteen germ. at 70D albeit somewhat slowly with germination taking place in 5-10 weeks. Some gave slightly greater percent germination with light or in a 40-70D pattern, but, GA-3, OS, or OT had no significant effects. Some germ. at 40. A significant number of the seeds rotted indicating ,that they were dead.'but there was no simple way of detecting such seeds from outward appearance nor of separating them. The seeds of all .fifteen species were largely viable and producing healthy seedlings. SUMMARY OF RESULTS ON FIFTEEN SPECIES OF ABIES Species ' Germination in 70D 40-70D Results ((cc)) Percent Time A. cilicicia 60% 6-9 . weeks 40(60%)-70(8%) 0
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd Supplement, 2nd Supplement, Abies p. 10. Quoted exactly. Every value on this card comes from this record, except the difficulty rating, which is ours; the step names come from a fixed list.

How each step is done, in Deno’s words, and what Verified and Derived mean.

Germination trials

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