Abies concolor
White Fir

 Genus:
 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
Red (Flowers are unremarkable, red or red-violet, staminate)
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Needles are more or less bluish, flat and curved)
 Stem Notes:
Gray (Grayish silver in second year, yellowish green in first year)
 Fruit Notes:
Brown (Cones; green before maturity)
 Ultimate Height:
>30-50 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
>15-30 feet
 Soil Notes:
Performs poorly on heavy clay soils
 Range:
Southwestern United States and adjacent Mexico
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Needles (1.5-2.5" long) point upward along stem as in a hairbrush, have 2 waxy bands on lower surface, and suction cup-like bases. First year stems are yellowish-green and slightly downy, in the second year they turn grayish. Butterscotch colored buds are covered with resin. Elongated cones are 3-6" long.
  Special Characteristics:

Additional Information

Similar to Picea pungens f. glauca in color and general form, but less positive, and so easier to use in a variety of situations. Better adapted to hot, dry summers than most other firs.

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