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Pinaceae
ABIES concolor
White Fir
Widely adaptable with a striking silvery light blue color, white fir is a pyramidal evergreen tree native to western North America, from southwestern Canada to northern Baja California. This large coniferous tree is admired for its short, soft needles of silvery blue-green and its dense symmetrical habit. The female cones are green when immature, then brown at maturity, usually only found in the upper third of the canopy. Its bark is whitish gray and new twigs have a yellow-green hue and are slightly hairy.
Like most firs, this tree is best planted in slightly acidic, well-drained, soil that is moist. White fir is also noted for being somewhat tolerant of heat, drought and pollution; this is arguably the most adaptable and forgiving of all Abies for the garden and urban landscape. This is an excellent specimen plant for large areas, and when planted en masse they make imposing privacy screens or windbreaks. There are numerous cultivars of white fir that vary in size and habit, including compact, dwarf and weeping selections. Deer forage upon the tender needles and buds while porcupines are known to eat the bark.
7 - 1
3 - 7
A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial Shade
30'-130' / 9.1m - 39.6m (50)
15'-30' / 4.6m - 9.1m (20)
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
North America, Western United States, Northwestern United States, Southwestern United States, California, Canada, Mexico
Acidic, Neutral
Well Drained
Loam, Sand
Pollution, Drought
Medium
Drought Tolerant, Average Water
Pyramidal
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Insignificant
Brown, Sandy Brown
Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green, Silver
Blue Green, Gray Green, Steel Blue, Silver
Gray Green, Steel Blue, Silver
Tan, Sandy Brown, Ivory, Gray
No
Yes
Matte
Fissured
Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break
Birds
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