Trees, Shrubs and Conifers: State Arboretum of Virginia - Blandy Experimental Farm, 3 by ViburnumValley

ViburnumValley wrote:
This next plant was not one that I did a spectacular job of documenting - in fact, I walked past it to photograph more impressive specimens of other species. It was only after finding the big Needle Fir that I backtracked to get comparison images of this plant. I still managed to not get a picture of the whole plant. Oh well...

It has cool needles that are sharper than most, - especially on young plants - and these closeups show just why. Abies firma - the Japanese or Momi Fir - is "...the highest and most stately fir in Japan..." according to Krüssmann.