What Are the Different Types of Fir Trees?
The term fir trees has at least three separate and distinct meanings. First of all, fir trees in scientific terminology refers to the 40 species of the genus Abies. The pine family, of which the fir trees are members, contains 11 general in all and has 210 species. Second of all, fir trees is commonly used by lay people to refer to any coniferous evergreen. And third, fir trees is used to designate artificial Christmas trees of any type.
