樅樹通常是大於大型的大物種，屬於屬的“鄰居”，它從拉丁語轉化為“上升”，表明這些樹木的雄偉的生長模式。樅樹有很多用途，其中木材是由其樹幹產生的。
Benefits and Uses of Fir Wood
淺色
Firwood typically has a pale creamy color which is ideal for staining or painting. If you want to keep it natural, fir wood develops to a light brown or reddish-brown color as it ages.
柔軟的
Firwood is not dense, which makes it easy to cut and easy to work with. However, this quality can mean that it lacks strength and is, therefore, best suited to indoor joinery work as opposed to construction.
耐用的
真正的樅木不是很耐用，因此它不是一個非常流行的施工材料，更常用於plywood和pulpwood。然而，假樅木，特別是從道格拉斯樅樹生產的木材，盡管體重輕巧，非常耐用，使其成為建築，地板，木工等許多其他用途的理想選擇。
冷杉木和他們的木頭
真正的樅樹：
Balsam FIR，Abies Balsamea
這棵樹是美國東北部和加拿大東部和東部的原產。它的大小很小，達到40到60英尺之間的最終高度。這棵樹最常見於其作為聖誕樹的用途，這是它培養的主要原因。
香脂杉木樹具有豐富和溫暖的香水，並且在削減後，它們也能夠在相當大的時間內保留針。這兩種品質都讓他們成為一棵優秀的聖誕樹。
The foliage on these trees takes the form of flat needles, which are深綠色。Wood produced by the Balsam fir can be cream or brown in color, with a deeper shade achieved as the wood ages. The grain of the wood is impressively straight with a medium coarse texture.
由於這種木材不是特別耐用或耐濕和腐爛，因此不廣泛用作戶外建築材料。它還需要染色或塗漆，以使其具有吸引力，因此它也不受家具製作的普遍用途。這些品質或缺乏意味著Balsam FIL木材主要用於室內木材或果子木材。
Fraser FIR，Abies Fraseri
Fraser FIR是Balsam FIR的親密關係，因此，保留許多相同的品質。它是美國東南部的原產，尤其是阿巴拉契亞山脈。Fraser FIR小於中等大小，達到30到50英尺之間的成熟高度。樹的葉子是針狀的，平坦的，靈活。
Like the Balsam tree, the Fraser tree is a softwood that is not very durable and offers very little resistance against moisture and decay. As such, it is not known for its use as timber and instead is favored for use as Christmas trees. The Fraser fir tree has famously been chosen by the White House as their Christmas tree for many years.
California Red Fir, Abies magnifica
這棵常綠樅樹在加利福尼亞州的奧比山區生長。這是一棵大樹，達到100到150英尺之間的高度。這棵樹被命名為它的樹皮，當年輕時，這是灰色的，但隨著樹的成熟，樹皮發展到深紅色橙色。
The wood of this tree is pale in color, and it lacks durability. It has a coarse texture and a straight grain. It is predominantly used for interior joinery and in construction.
大杉木，阿迪斯祖母
This is a large coniferous evergreen tree that reaches heights of between 100 and 120 feet when mature. It grows natively in the Pacific Northwest of North America, with shiny dark green needles that are flat and flexible.
The cones of this tree are notable because they stand erect and are quite sizable. When the cones rupture, they release winged seeds, which can be developed into new Grand fir trees. The wood that comes from the trunk of these trees has a creamy color that darkens to a reddish-brown as it ages.
它是一種軟木，具有直粒和粗糙的紋理。它易於使用，但它缺乏耐用性和抗衰號的抵抗意味著除非經過壓力，否則它並沒有被廣泛用作木材。它更常用為pulpwood和膠合板。
喜馬拉雅樅，ab ab pindrow
作為這棵樹的名稱表明，它是西部喜馬拉雅山的原產。這是一個大針葉常青，在成熟時達到100到200英尺的高度。樹的葉子是針狀的，平坦，有光澤的綠色表麵和白色和綠色的下側。樹的錐體具有寬的圓柱形狀，並且在年輕時是一個漂亮的紫色。
Himalayan fir wood has a similar quality to both Fraser fir and Balsam fir. It is neither very strong nor durable, and it has a light creamy color. Though this type of wood is rarely exported from its native growing region, it is an important wood in the local area. It is predominantly used locally for interior construction, such as framing andflooring。
韓國杉木，Andies Koreana
The Korean fir tree is native to South Korea. It is medium in size, growing to ultimate heights of between 40 and 80 feet. This evergreen tree has needle-like leaves that are dark green and glossy and bark which is dark brown and smooth with blisters. The cones of this tree are perhaps the most visually interesting thing about it.
They appear at first in a shocking blue-purple color before maturing to a dark brown shade. The Korean fir tree is not cultivated for its wood since it is weak and therefore not well suited to construction. It makes a nice ornamental specimen and works well for use as a screen from wind or to create shade in a garden.
高貴的杉木，Abies Procera
This evergreen tree is native to the Pacific Northwest of the US, where it reaches heights of between 100 and 200 feet. The foliage of this tree is needle-like and green, arranged in spirals like most fir trees.
高貴的冷杉樹不會產生優秀的我們od. Instead, it lacks durability and is not resistant to pests or moisture. It is predominantly utilized for pulpwood and plywood and is also used in construction as raw lumber. The wood from this tree is a creamy shade, which darkens to a more red tone as it ages.
Nordmann Fir, Abies nordmanniana
Nordmann fir trees are native to Eastern Asia and Western Europe. They are medium to large in size, reaching heights of between 50 and 150 feet. The foliage on the Nordmann fir is needle-like and flat, with a glossy green surface and a blue-green underside.
Nordmann fir is utilized locally as a construction lumber, but it is not exported for this purpose since it lacks durability and other desirable qualities for wood. Instead, the Nordmann fir is predominantly cultivated on Christmas tree farms for its festive decorative uses.
白杉，休閑杉
這個常青樹是中央和南歐的原產。它通常會生長到100到150英尺之間的高度。當年輕時，樹有金字塔形狀，但皇冠在成熟時達成。銀色冷杉恰當地命名為其樹皮，它是銀灰色的顏色。
樹的葉子是深綠色和光澤的，它產生了有趣的錐體，這可以是藍色的，紅色或綠色。這棵樹的木材比大多數其他類型的樅樹更耐用，它也具有淺色，均勻的紋理;結果，它通常用於建築物或膠合板。它具有長纖維，使其成為生產紙的理想選擇。
False Fir Trees
Douglas Fir, Pseudotsuga menziesii
Douglas Fir不是真正的樅樹，它的'pseudotsuga'的屬名稱實際上轉化為“假鐵杉。”它是西北美的原產，可以達到300多英尺的驚人高度。盡管是一種軟木，但這棵樹生產的木材是世界上最商業化的木材之一。
The Douglas fir produces more timber each year than any other type of tree in North America. It is valued for its strength and durability, as well as its natural resistance to decay and its pale cream color that deepens to a light red-brown as it ages.
Douglas FIR木材用於許多應用，包括建築，框架，地板和船舶建設。這棵樹也被普遍用作聖誕樹。
