Nikko fir Pinaceae Abies homolepis

Leaf:Flattened needles, 1/2 to 1 1/2 inches long, glossy green above with 2 white bands below; apex rounded or notched; spirally arranged but flattened into 2 ranks especially lower in the crown.
Flower:Species is monoecious; male cones yellowish and borne beneath the leaves; female cones initially yellowish-green to green and borne upright near the top of the crown.
Fruit:Cones are up to 4 inches long, barrel-shaped, and borne upright on the twig; cone scales are deciduous, falling from the cone as seeds ripen; purplish green when mature; distributed throughout the crown, not just at the top.
Twig:Stiff, yellow to gray-brown, and covered with round, flat leaf scars when needles fall and grooved between needles. Buds are rounded and covered with pitch; terminal buds usually occur in clusters of three.
Bark:When young grayish yellow and covered with resin blisters; with age becoming grayish brown and mottled.
Form:A large spreading evergreen, growing to 120 feet tall (more commonly 50 feet in the U.S.) and 3 to 4 feet in diameter.

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