The genus Abies in Scotland

Abstract

Summary The genus Abies extends across much of the Northern Temperate Region in the form of about fifty species and ten well-marked geographical varieties. Thirty-two species and eight varieties have been found recently in Scottish gardens, policies and collections. Sixteen of these are potentially trees of great stature, and in no less than twelve of these sixteen, the largest and finest specimens in the British Isles are found in Scotland. The concentration of very big trees, still growing, is remarkable in three broad regions, Western Argyll, Central Perthshire with Angus, and NE Inverness-shire with adjacent parts of Ross-shire.