21. Pindrow Fir

(Abies Pindrow)

A pair of lush, symmetric, dark firs, (with a Norway spruce), mark one end of Sieg Hall. The rich spires of these Himalayan evergreens are rarely seen hereabouts, but are handsome enough to make us wonder why. The needles are flat, long, but not sharp, fragrant, and both densely borne and long persisting. 3-5 inch cones perch at the tops of the trees, then disintegrate when mature in late summer or fall. "Pindrow" is a native vernacular name.

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Published Online: July 1997