Abies pectinata

		Bark: the silver-grey bark cracks and becomes scaly over time. Foliage: evergreen. The needles spread out horizontally on either side of the branch. Shiny green on the upper side, two silver-white bands on the underside. The top tends to flatten out with age. Fruit: the cones remain upright on the top branches. In the autumn the cones break up, leaving the central spike still standing upright like a candle.

Size: Giant of the Pyrenees, the silver fir can grow to 50 m.

Use: good timber. Its resin has medical virtues. Habitat: the silver fir forms magnificent forests at altitudes of between 500 and 1,600 metres. In the Pyrenees: mixed with beech or in 100% fir populations, the silver fir is found throughout the range from the Iraty forest in the west to south of Céret in the east. Typical companions: Welsh poppy, yew, lupin, saxifrage, sweet woodruff, yellow pea, Pyrenean squill, bird's nest orchid, bear's garlic ransoms.

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