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This species does not reach great height, grows in the range of 25 – 30m.

The crown of the Greek fir is dense and conical, sometimes starting from the base of the stem (the general habit of the plant can be seen in the photo taken by the weisserstier).

In their initial development, the twigs are bare, shiny, and the buds on the twigs are very strongly tarred. The leaves are flat and about 2-3 cm long (as is clear from the photo taken by alexlomas), but they are hard and pointed at the top.

On the upper side the leaves of the Greek fir are shiny and dark green, and on the lower side they are light with two whitish stripes. In younger individuals, the leaves are located on the side and top of the branch, while in older individuals they are oriented radially around the branch and age in all directions.

Greek fir can be found in an online garden center or in the many ornamental nurseries in Sofia and Bulgaria, where it is grown in pots or in the ground, and must be edged with edging tape for grass.

Greek fir (Abies cephalonica кантираща лента) The male organs (fringes) are reddish in color and the young cones (female generative organs) are greenish. When the cones of the Greek fir ripen, they reach a length of 12 – 20 cm.

They are cylindrical in shape and highly resinous. As they mature, as with all firs, the cones fall apart. Shortly before decay is the best time to collect seeds of any type of fir.

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False cypress is a very attractive plant that has been very popular for many years in Bulgaria, and not only that, it is the most popular plant in the British garden.

It is known in the field of landscape design and landscaping with its Latin name пластмасови бордюри градински Chamaecyparis sp. (sp. means species, which in Latin means species, when it is written Chamaecyparis sp. means that the genus of the plant is Chamaecyparis, and the species is not defined).

Characteristic of it is that it is quite fast growing, which makes it suitable for private yards and residences, where a quick decorative effect is needed. Due to its quality (rapid growth), it is not recommended to use for rock gardens and rocky flower corners if you do not prune it intensively.

There are also slower-growing forms of false cypress, which create quite successful and interesting combinations with all the flowers for rock garden. You can also recently find false cypress in a professional garden online store.

False Cypress (Chamaecyparis sp.) For example, you should not rush to plant Chamaecyparis lawsoniana ‘Allumi’, ‘Columnaris’ or ‘Fletcherii’ just because they look pretty good in your rock garden, because in a year, your composition will be disrupted, and this plant already will not look large in your corner.

For the purpose of the rock garden, there are developed varieties of dwarfs, which are quite suitable.

You can find them in specialty flower shops or in decorative nurseries.

The leaves of the false cypress are scaly (resembling fish scales), and its twigs form flat fans. The cones it forms are round and quite small – about 1 cm (in the photos made by nautical2k and achelkr).

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