the Botanical name - Albies alba
The English name - Silver Fir
Growth places - the Central and Southern Europe. Mainly in low European mountain chains. Pihtarnik prefers very much fertile soils.
Coniferous evergreen plant of family pine (Pinaceae), height to 30 m, with uzkopiramidal'noi a crone. A trunk in diameter to 60 sm, with a dark grey smooth bark and zheltovato-grey runaways. The fir is difficult for distinguishing from a fur-tree, but in difference from it the fir does not have pitch accumulation. Colour of wood changes from yellow-white to krasnovato-white with a grey shade. Fir trunks are endangered by atmospheric pollution, insects, animal, eating round young runaways and continuous cutting down. Fir machining is easy and pure with all types of tools. Wood can be dried up very quickly, but it comes to an end rigid check of a core and surfaces. However, is much less risk korobleniya. The fir approaches for the majority of varnishes and colourings. Application: the design wood, special wood for musical instruments, is often used together with a fur-tree in furniture manufacture. Volume weight in an air-dry condition: about 450 kg/cubic metres