| Common Name |
White Fir, Silver Fir, Balsam Fir |
| Latin Name |
Abies concolor |
| Native Habitat |
3,900 to 8,900 feet in California Sierra, into lower
elevations in Cascades and Rockies |
| Soil |
Dry to moist, decomposed granite, sand, clay loam,
limestone, low to some organic content, well drained; like moisture but
does not require it |
| Water |
Once to twice per month depending on soil in hot weather |
| Height X Width |
30 feet X 12 feet , 80 feet tall unusual, grows slowly,
likes host tree for first ten years |
| Protective Mechanism |
None |
| Leaves |
Evergreen, needle-like light green leaves |
| Garden Suitability |
Thornless, Songbird, Fragrant, Mountain |
| Ornamental Value |
Evergreen, popular Christmas tree, leaves have lemony
fragrance |
| Nature Value |
Host to insects and birds |
| Native American Uses |
Construction, medicinal, bark used to make tan dye |
| Links |
|
| Images and data |
http://www.conifers.org/pi/ab/concolor.htm |
| Nursery, images and data |
http://www.laspilitas.com/plants/2.htm |
| Data |
http://www.biogeog.ucsb.edu/projects/gap/data/cnddb/85320.html |
| Distribution map |
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ABCO |
| Distribution map and data |
http://www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/pubs/silvics_manual/Volume_1/abies/concolor.htm |
| Data |
http://www.ibiblio.org/pfaf/cgi-bin/arr_html?Abies+concolor&CAN=LATIND |
| Note: |
High pollinator and high fuel value = fire
hazard |
