Family Pinaceae: Fir and Cedar Tree Resources
Painting Left: Fir Trees in the Snow by Caspar David Friedrich (1774–1840)
Suggested Books & Resources (Fir and Cedar Trees)
*It's suggested to please read the reviews, check the kind of resource (hardback, Kindle etc.) and age appropriateness before considering purchase.
*It's suggested to please read the reviews, check the kind of resource (hardback, Kindle etc.) and age appropriateness before considering purchase.
Fir Tree Classification of Species
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A. fabri, Sichuan, China
A. magnifica, California, USA
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Fir Trees in Literature
The Fir Tree by Hans Christian Anderson
Wikipedia Article - About Hans Christian Anderson's story, "The Fir Tree"
BBC - The Fir Tree
Aesop's Fables - The Fir Tree and the Bramble
The Fir Tree by Hans Christian Anderson
Wikipedia Article - About Hans Christian Anderson's story, "The Fir Tree"
BBC - The Fir Tree
Aesop's Fables - The Fir Tree and the Bramble
Genus Cedrus: The Cedar Trees
Image Left: Cedar tree in Earl's Croome Cedar tree near Earl's Croome Church. Photo by Philip Halling
Cedar Tree Web Resources
Kew Royal Botanical Gardens - Deodar Cedar Tree
Kew - Atlas Cedar
Helium - Cedar Tree ID and Uses
Cedar Tree Web Resources
Kew Royal Botanical Gardens - Deodar Cedar Tree
Kew - Atlas Cedar
Helium - Cedar Tree ID and Uses
A Cedar Tree Species Slideshow
Cedars Tree Classification from Wikipedia
Cedars share a very similar cone structure with the firs (Abies) and were traditionally thought to be most closely related to them, but molecular evidence supports a basal position in the family.
There are five taxa of Cedrus, assigned according to taxonomic opinion to between one and four different species.
Cedars share a very similar cone structure with the firs (Abies) and were traditionally thought to be most closely related to them, but molecular evidence supports a basal position in the family.
There are five taxa of Cedrus, assigned according to taxonomic opinion to between one and four different species.
- Deodar or Deodar Cedar, C. deodara (syn. C. libani subsp. deodara). Western Himalaya. Leaves bright green to pale glaucous green, 25–60 mm; cones with slightly ridged scales.
- Lebanon Cedar or Cedar of Lebanon C. libani. Cones with smooth scales; two (or up to four) subspecies:
- Lebanon Cedar C. libani subsp. libani. Mountains of Lebanon, western Syria and south-centralTurkey. Leaves dark green to glaucous blue-green, 10–25 mm.
- Turkish Cedar C. libani subsp. stenocoma. Mountains of southwest Turkey. Leaves glaucous blue-green, 8–25 mm.
- Cyprus Cedar C. brevifolia (syn. C. libani subsp. brevifolia, C. libani var. brevifolia). Mountains of Cyprus. Leaves glaucous blue-green, 8–20 mm.
- Atlas Cedar C. atlantica (syn. C. libani subsp. atlantica). Atlas mountains in Morocco & Algeria. Leaves dark green to glaucous blue-green, 10–25 mm.
Cedar Trees in Literature
Grandmother Cedar Tree
Grandmother Cedar Tree pdf
The Story of Cedar Tree
Molly Larkin - The Story of How Cedar Tree became a gift from the Creator
Grandmother Cedar Tree
Grandmother Cedar Tree pdf
The Story of Cedar Tree
Molly Larkin - The Story of How Cedar Tree became a gift from the Creator
Fir & Cedar Projects, Activities & Video Tutorials