Abies lasiocarpa
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| Lifespan: | ⌛ | perennial |
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| Origin: | ✈ | W United States |
| Sunset Zones: | 1-9, 14-17 |
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Native to high elevations in western US. Grows into a narrow, 60-90 foot tall steeple shaped tree in the wild under good, moist soil. In gardens it typically loses this narrow shape and height. Bluish-green needles, 1 to 1.5 inches long.
Read about Abies lasiocarpa in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Lvs. blue-green and glaucous: cones 3 in. long, with very broad spineless scales. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text. |
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Varieties
- Abies lasiocarpa var. arizonica - Corkbark Firsn — Var. arizonica is a form from the mts. of Ariz, with thicker, paler and more corky bark, the result probably of climatic influenceCH.
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, L.H. BaileyCH
External links
- w:Abies lasiocarpa. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
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