Ernest Fir

Abies recurvata var. ernestii Pinaceae

Growth habit

Tree

Perennation

Long-lived polycarpic perennial

Native distribution

China: W. Sichuan, SW Gansu.

Location

Conifer Slope

Source of plant

Treehaven Evergreen Nursery, Claude Heit, Edward Cope, George Good

Description

As for A. recurvata, except for "leaves longer, to 3.5 cm, often bloomed grey above, apex often bifid on vigorous young trees; cones similar" [DS 350].

USDA Hardiness Zone

6