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The '''Noble Fir''' (''Abies procera'') is a western [[North America]]n [[fir]], native to the [[Cascade Range]] and [[Coast Range]] [[mountain]]s of extreme northwest [[California]] and western [[Oregon]] and [[Washington]] in the [[United States]].
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It is a large [[evergreen]] [[tree]] typically up to 40-70 m (130-230 ft.) tall and 2 m (6.5 ft.) trunk diameter, rarely to 90 m (295 ft.) tall and 2.7 m (8.9 ft.) diameter<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.conifers.org/pi/ab/procera.htm | title = Gymnosperm Database - ''Abies procera'' | accessdate= 2008-06-28}}</ref>, with a narrow conic crown. The [[bark]] on young trees is smooth, grey, and with [[resin]] blisters, becoming red-brown, rough and fissured on old trees. The [[leaf|leaves]] are needle-like, 1-3.5&nbsp;cm long, glaucous blue-green above and below with strong [[stomata]]l bands, and a blunt to notched tip. They are arranged spirally on the shoot, but twisted slightly s-shaped to be upcurved above the shoot. The [[conifer cone|cones]] are erect, 11-22&nbsp;cm long, with the purple scales almost completely hidden by the long exserted yellow-green bract scales; ripening brown and disintegrating to release the winged [[seed]]s in fall.
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It is a high altitude tree, typically occurring at 300-1,500 m altitude, only rarely reaching [[tree line]].  
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Red Fir. Tree, 150-250 ft.: trunk 6-8 ft. in diam.: lvs. on lower branches grooved above, rounded and emarginate at the apex: cones oblong-cylindrical, purplish or olive-brown, 4-6 in. long; bracts much longer, thin and covering the scales, strongly reflexed, pale green. Cascade and Coast Mts. of Wash, and Ore.; often gregarious.}}
 
  
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It is very closely related to [[Red Fir]] (''Abies magnifica''), which replaces it further southeast in southernmost Oregon and California, being best distinguished by the leaves having a groove along the midrib on the upper side; Red Fir does not show this. Red Fir also tends to have the leaves less closely packed, with the shoot bark visible between the leaves, whereas the shoot is largely hidden in Noble Fir. Red Fir cones also mostly have shorter bracts, except in ''Abies magnifica'' var. ''shastensis''; this [[variety (biology)|variety]] is considered by some [[botanist]]s to be a [[Hybrid (biology)|hybrid]] between Noble Fir and Red Fir.
  
 
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Plant Characteristics
Habit   tree

Height: ⇕ 80 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 80. to 150 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 150.
Width: ⇔ 20 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 20. to 28 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 28.
Lifespan: ⌛ perennial
Origin: ✈ Oregon, Washington
Cultivation
Exposure: ☼ sun
Water: ◍ moist
Features: ✓ evergreen
USDA Zones: 5 to 6
Scientific Names

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The Noble Fir (Abies procera) is a western North American fir, native to the Cascade Range and Coast Range mountains of extreme northwest California and western Oregon and Washington in the United States.

Cone

It is a large evergreen tree typically up to 40-70 m (130-230 ft.) tall and 2 m (6.5 ft.) trunk diameter, rarely to 90 m (295 ft.) tall and 2.7 m (8.9 ft.) diameter[1], with a narrow conic crown. The bark on young trees is smooth, grey, and with resin blisters, becoming red-brown, rough and fissured on old trees. The leaves are needle-like, 1-3.5 cm long, glaucous blue-green above and below with strong stomatal bands, and a blunt to notched tip. They are arranged spirally on the shoot, but twisted slightly s-shaped to be upcurved above the shoot. The cones are erect, 11-22 cm long, with the purple scales almost completely hidden by the long exserted yellow-green bract scales; ripening brown and disintegrating to release the winged seeds in fall.

It is a high altitude tree, typically occurring at 300-1,500 m altitude, only rarely reaching tree line.

It is very closely related to Red Fir (Abies magnifica), which replaces it further southeast in southernmost Oregon and California, being best distinguished by the leaves having a groove along the midrib on the upper side; Red Fir does not show this. Red Fir also tends to have the leaves less closely packed, with the shoot bark visible between the leaves, whereas the shoot is largely hidden in Noble Fir. Red Fir cones also mostly have shorter bracts, except in Abies magnifica var. shastensis; this variety is considered by some botanists to be a hybrid between Noble Fir and Red Fir.

More information about this species can be found on the genus page.

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Varieties

  • There is a var. glauca in the trade.

Gallery

  • 2007-04-07Abies procera glauca01.jpg

  • As Christmas tree

  • Trunk

  • Abies procera foliage PAN 2.jpg

  • photo

References

  • American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432

External links


  1. ↑ "Gymnosperm Database - Abies procera". Retrieved on 2008-06-28.
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