Abies sachalinensis (Sakhalin fir) is a species of conifer in the family Pinaceae. It is found in Sakhalin island and southern Kurils (Russia) and also in northern Hokkaido (Japan).The first discovery by a European was by Carl Friedrich Schmidt (1811 – 1890) the German botanist on the Russian island of Sakhalin in 1866 but he did not introduce it to Europe.
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