the Evergreen tree of family pine (Pinaceae), height 20-50 m, with konusovidnoi a crone and shelled burovato-sulphur a bark. Grows on damp places on rich loamy soils, rising in mountains on height to 1800 m above sea level (forms pure fir groves). Growth places - the Central Europe. Widespread across the central, Northern and Northeast Europe above 69 ° northern width, to the north from Pireneev to Russia and Scandinavia. Other kinds: a fur-tree ayanskaya (Picea ajanensis Fisch. ex Carr.), a fur-tree Korean (Picea koraiensis Nakai), a fur-tree Siberian (Picea obovata Ldb.).
The core is not allocated with any colour. Wood has light zheltovato - brown colour and is frequent almost white without specific strips. Year layers, however, are very distinct because of distinction between light early and more dark late wood.
Undoubtedly, the fur-tree - one of the most used kinds of wood also is applied to any elements of an interior and external furnish. It is used in building, at manufacturing of columns, for strogannogo an interline interval. The fur-tree is mainly used in furniture and doors. The fur-tree is very susceptible to an attack of insects. Wood is soft and very easy. It is easily processed, polished, and also becomes covered by varnishes. But it is necessary to wash off pitch.