Trees by common name trees by scientific name dichotomous key mystery tree.
Silver fir tree identification.
Silver fir is the species first used as a christmas tree but has been largely replaced by nordmann fir which has denser more attractive foliage norway spruce which is much cheaper to grow and other species.
Pacific silver fir abies amabilis click on each photo to enlarge image needles.
The needles on the twigs are dark green on the upper side with 2 white stomata bands on the underside.
The silver fir is slender tree that grows to between 130 and 160 ft.
100 to 250 feet.
Western firs are the pacific silver fir california red fir noble fir grand fir and white fir.
Spanish fir abies pinsapo spanish firs have a distinct conical shape and purple cones.
European silver fir is a large evergreen coniferous species of tree that grows to mature heights of 130 to 165 feet 40 50 m tall exceptionally to 200 feet 60 m with with a trunk diameter of up to 5 feet 1 5 m wide measured at breast height.
This tree has a number of regional common names including great silver fir giant fir oregon fir lowland white fir vancouver fir western white fir yellow fir and great fir.
Citation needed the wood is strong lightweight light colored fine grained even textured and long fibered.
Fraser fir is rare in its natural appalachian range but extensively planted and grown for christmas trees.
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The bark is smooth and gray.
Full sun to part shade.
Green on top and white underneath.