Alpine Fir

Abies lasiocarpa Pinaceae

Growth habit

Tree

Perennation

Long-lived polycarpic perennial

Native distribution

Alaska to Oregon and New Mexico

Location

Conifer Slope

Source of plant

Treehaven Evergreen Nursery, Edward Cope

Description

Tree to 30m high; bark rather thin, silver-gray on young trees, later more ash-gray, branches ash-gray to gray-brown, short-pubescent, needles acute or slightly incised, pale blue-green with two white stomatal bands beneath. Cones about 9cm long and 3.5cm wide; scales nearly circular, bract scales hidden.

USDA Hardiness Zone

2