Fir
 
   
   
Latin Designation: Abies Alba, Abies picea, Pinus picea
   
Origin: Middle and Southeast Europe
   
Size: Up to 40m, ocasional up to 50m
   
Log: Diameter 40 - 120cm, free of knots up to 20m
   
Age: 300 - 500 years, ocasional up to 800 Jahre
   
Cutting age : 100 - 150 years
   
Wood density : Dry density : 0,32 - 0,71g/ccm; Raw density: 0,35 - 0,75g/ccm
   
Try description : Fir has much similarity with spruce. Differences are on the pegs. On fir these are vertical and deteorearate into individual bits.Their needles are flater than those of fir andshow on their lower side pale stripes .A further mark of fir is the extremely flat crown when old , also called “birds nest crown” .Important for sawn timber : Horizontal knotsresult in round cross sections.
   
Wood description : No core colour, white til whitish grey, oldwood is partly red , heartwood is partly reddish grey up to reddish violet .fir wood has extremely well designed annual rings with outer sharp limited zone of old wood. Young wood often is felty , planedsurfaces are mat..
   
Properties:
Soft wood has little tendency to shrink , is a bit heavier than spruce . Straight growth and elastic, tiltable , with good carrying capacity .When drying it only shows a minor tendency for tearing and warping.
   
Durability: not weather-resistant , not resistant against fungus attack and insect deseases.
   
Processing: Processing can be easily done. It is good to dry, easy for srcewing , to split and nail.Easily teared when planed. Good sliceable,to carve, to peel , to turn..Fir is easy to stainand to impregnate.
   
Aplications: Uses for construction purposes in interior decoration: Ceilings, floors, furniture , table plates , Plywood. Fir is used as pulp material for industrial purposes.