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| Source: OSU Department of Horticulture |
Common Name: Noble Fir
Family: Pinaceae
Type of Plant: Evergreen Conifer
Habit: Symmetrically pyramidal to narrow, bark shows resin blisters on young trees
Growth Rate: Medium
10-Year Height: > 10
Mature Height: 50 - 100 feet; can get over 200 feet in the wild
Leaves: Needles, blue-green, whitish stomatal lines on both upper and lower surfaces, hockey stick shape at base, spreading in two rows, flat, grooved above, rounded or slightly notched at apex (emarginate), crowned and curved upward, more or less flat on lower branches, but conspicuously 4-sided on mid and upper branches.
Flowers: Insignificant
Fruit: Cones 14-25 cm long and 7-8 cm thick, green when young, purple-brown when ripe; bracts prominent, long pointed, reflexed so as to hide scales.
Buds/New Growth:
Stem/Bark: Twigs slender, reddish brown, and minutely pubescent the first few years.
Culture: Sun. Difficult to grow under lowland conditions unless in a cool, moist, but well drained soil.
Pruning:
Pests/Diseases:
Landscape Uses: Often grown as a Christmas tree.
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