Abies alba
Silver fir; European silver fir
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | Spruce | |
| Deutsch | Tanne, Weisstanne | |
| English | Silver fir; European silver fir; | |
| Français | Sapin; sapin pectiné | |
| Italiano | Abete bianco; Abete comune, Abezzo; Avezzo | |
| Suomi | Tanne, Weisstanne | |
| Norsk | Edelgran | |
| Čeština | Jedle belokorá | |
| Español | Abeto; Pinabete | |
| Svenska | Silvergran | |
| Polski | Tanne, Weisstanne | |
| Український | Tanne, Weisstanne | |
| Român | Tanne, Weisstanne | |
| Русский | пихта белая (pikhta belaya) (pihta belaa (pikhta belaya)); | |
| Български | Tanne, Weisstanne | |
| EESTI | Tanne, Weisstanne | |
| 日本語 | ヨーロッパモミ | |
| 中文 | 欧洲冷杉 (ou zhou leng shan) (ou zhou leng shan (ou zhou leng shan)) | |
| Other names | Gewone zilverspar [Dutch]; Közönséges jegenyefenyo [Hungarian]; jedla [Serbian]; jedla biela [Slovak]; jodla pospolita [Polish]; obicna jela; |
Further information
| WSL | ||
| InfoFlora | ||
| COL | ||
| Wikipedia | ||
| FSC | ||
| Label Swiss Wood | ||
| Lignapool | ||
| Xylotheque |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | Europe; North America | |||
| States and Territories | Europe: From the Pyrenees to the Carpathians, Italy (Apennines) and in the Balkan Peninsula to Bulgaria and N Greece.; Middle Europe; Austria; Liechtenstein; Czech Republic; Slovakia; Germany; Hungary; Poland; Switzerland; Southwestern Europe; Corsica; France; Andorra; Spain; Southeastern Europe; Albania; Bulgaria; Greece; Italy; Romania; European Turkey; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Croatia; Kosovo; Macedonia; Montenegro; Serbia; Slovenia; Eastern Europe; Ukraine | |||
| Swiss wood | Native in Switzerland (Label Swiss Wood) | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Gymnosperm | |||
| Class | Pinopsida | |||
| Order | Pinales | |||
| Family | Pinaceae | |||
| Genus | Abies | |||
| Species | alba | |||
| Author citation | Mill. | |||
| Scientific name | Abies alba Mill. | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Softwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC 4 | |||
| Mushrooms laboratory | 4 | |||
| House longhorn beetle (Hylotrupes bajulus) | S | |||
| Common furniture beetle (Anobium) | S | |||
| Termites | S | |||
| Remarks | Anfällig für Bläue Nicht beständig gegen Bohrmuscheln | |||
Impregnability according to EN 350
| Impregnability of heartwood | 2-3 | |||
| Impregnability of the sapwood | 2v | |||
| Width of the sapwood | x | |||
Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)
| Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit | 440.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value | 460.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit | 480.00 | kg/m3 | ||
Areas of application
| Cladding; Furniture; Doors & Windowframes; Construction; Agriculture; interior panelling; plywood |
Appearances
Wood
ABAL , aufbau , ©Atlas Holz
ABAL , aufbau , ©Bollinger Furniere
ABAL , gedaempft, aufbau , ©Atlas Holz
ABAL , gedaempft, rift , ©Atlas Holz
ABAL , geschaelt(1) , ©Atlas Holz
ABAL , geschaelt(2) , ©Atlas Holz
ABAL , geschaelt(3) , ©Atlas Holz
ABAL , rift , ©Atlas Holz
Abies alba , ©Lignum
Abies alba , ©Dennis Wilson
Bark
ABAL , Bark , ©Dennis Wilson
Leaves
ABAL , Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson
Tree
ABAL , Baum, IMG, 7521 ,
Branch
ABAL , Branch , ©Dennis Wilson