Common Name(s): Spanish fir, abeto espanol
Scientific Name: Abies pinsapo
Distribution: Spain and Morocco
Average Dried Weight: 29.0 lbs/ft3 (465 kg/m3)
Janka Hardness: 590 lbf (2,620 N)*
*Estimated hardness based on specific gravity
Comments: A fairly large conifer with a rather fragmented and narrow natural distribution limited to pockets in southern Spain and northern Morocco. Spanish fir is believed to have once had a much more widespread distribution. Today, the species is reported by the IUCN as being endangered.
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[caption id="attachment_22709" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Spanish fir (Abies pinsapo)[/caption]
Identification: See the article on Softwood Anatomy for definitions of endgrain features.
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