Of the many types of fir trees traditionally used, the Nordmann Fir is truly the Royalty of firs. The “perfect tree” has been grown commercially since 1960 and today over 8 million Nordmann Firs are produced annually in Denmark, the largest producer in Europe.The Latin name of Nordmann Fir is Abies Nordmanniana.
Its characteristics are:
1) Conifer, evergreen, densely branched from ground up, regularly arranged.
2) Needles dense, directed forward, 20-30 mm long, 2-2.5 mm wide, apex rounded and notched, lustrous dark green above, 2 white stomatal bands below.
3) Cones 15 cm long and 5 cm wide, cylindrical.
4) Adaptable and fast growing.