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The '''Bristlecone Fir''' or '''Santa Lucia Fir''' (''Abies bracteata'') is a rare [[fir]], confined to slopes and the bottoms of rocky canyons in the [[Santa Lucia Mountains]] on the central coast of [[California]], [[USA]]. It is a [[tree]] 20-35 m tall, with a slender, spire-like form. The [[bark]] is reddish-brown with wrinkles, lines and [[resin]] vesicles ('blisters'). The branches are downswept. The needle-like [[leaf|leaves]] are arranged spirally on the shoot, but twisted at the base to spread either side of the shoot in two moderately forward-pointing ranks with a 'v' gap above the shoot; hard and stiff with a sharply pointed tip, 3.5-6 cm long and 2.5-3 mm broad, with two bright white [[stomata]]l bands on the underside. The [[conifer cone|cones]] are ovoid, 6-9 cm long (to 12 cm including the bracts), and differ from other firs in that the [[bract]]s end in very long, spreading, yellow-brown bristles 3-5 cm long; they disintegrate in autumn to release the winged [[seed]]s. The male ([[pollen]]) cones are 2 cm long, shedding pollen in spring. A popular ornamental, it can be seen in many arboreta (Gymnosperm Database). {{Inc| Lvs. acuminate, dark yellow, green above and silvery below: cones 4 in. long, with long, slender bracts. Calif.}} :''More information about this species can be found on the [[Abies|genus page]].'' ==Cultivation== {{edit-cult}} ===Propagation=== {{edit-prop}} ===Pests and diseases=== {{edit-pests}} ==Varieties== ==Gallery== {{photo-sources}} <gallery> File:Abies bracteata 2.jpg File:Abies bracteata - Lemaire.jpg Image:Upload.png| photo 1 Image:Upload.png| photo 2 Image:Upload.png| photo 3 </gallery> ==References== *Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, L.H. Bailey{{SCH}}    ==External links== *{{wplink}} {{stub}} __NOTOC__

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