Taxon

Abies grandis

 
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Abies grandis - grand fir
Image: Ecker, Michael E. - The Dawes Arboretum
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Common name: grand fir
Family: Pinaceae (pine family)
Distribution: n.w. North America
IUCN Red list: Least concern
Hardiness: USDA Zone 6
Life form: Evergreen tree
Comments: A large-growing evergreen conifer. Growth is around 12" per year and should reach 15' at 10 years. Large white bands of stomata on the undersides of the needles give it a "silvery" effect when looking up from below. A lofty fir with long curving branches and deep green leaves. Very seldom offered in the nursery trade.
Links: • Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy) • The Plant List • USDA PLANTS Database - US Department of Agriculture

Locations

  • 1: DWD: AH08 (AH08) • Accession: D1999-1827.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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