Where does the Nordmann fir originally come from?

With the middle name Caucasian fir

The Nordmann fir is also known to many people by the term Caucasus fir. She does not have this name by chance, it was given to her with good reason. Anyone interested in the geography of the earth will now sit up and take notice. Because there is a region further away from us called the Caucasus. Is there a connection?

In fact, the name Caucasus fir points to the origin of the Nordmann fir. And as suspected, it is in the region that also bears this name.

Where is the Caucasus anyway?

The Caucasus is not a typical tourist region for us. This is why very few Europeans know exactly where the Caucasus is located. It is a high mountain range that lies between the Black and Caspian Seas. The region is about 1100 kilometers long and runs from west-northwest to east-southeast. It extends over the countries of Russia, Georgia, Armenia, Iran and Azerbaijan.

In the Caucasus there is a continental climate to which the fir is well adapted and therefore hardly of Pests is haunted. In its homeland it is represented in large numbers and is part of huge forests.

The name of the variety reveals the exact origin

Who the names of the various sorts reads will find that they have strange-sounding names to us. These are not names created from an advertising perspective, but rather a reference to the exact region of origin of the fir variety. Here some examples:

• Ambrolauri
• Apsheronsk
• Arkhyz
• Artvin Yalya
• Borshomi
• Krasnaya

When did the fir leave its area of ​​origin?

The Nordmann fir was discovered by a Finnish botanist named Alexander von Nordmann. Hence their name Nordmann fir, which gives no indication of their Caucasian origins. The discovery is dated to the year 1835. As a result, this type of fir has been cultivated for less than 200 years in Central Europe. This is a short period of time by botanical standards.

Where do the Christmas firs come from?

Nordmann firs are the most popular fir trees because they stay fresh in the living room for up to four weeks and not needles. However, the countless specimens that are sold every year at Christmas time do not come from the distant Caucasus. The main growing regions are in Schleswig-Holstein, the Sauerland and Denmark.