Abies procera seed

LATIN NAME: ABIES PROCERA

COMMON NAME: Noble Fir

The noble fir steeples the tall, stately, evergreen conifer with the dense, upward-curving, blue-green needles and the smooth, grey bark, the needles steepleing the narrow, conical crown, the large, upright, blue-grey cones following along the upper branches. The tree grows steadily into the tall, neat spire, and it stands the cold and the high winds well. It likes the sun, and the deep, moist, well-drained soil.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

The blue-green needles of the noble fir give it a recognised place in the research on the high-mountain timber firs of the true fir group, and the procera species appears in the studies of the needle waxes and the festive cone value. The work looks at the way the upright cones blue the upper branches, the straight, light timber, and the seed biology. The foresters value the wood, and the growers of the cold-climate specimen and windbreak conifers keep the species in their catalogues.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

In the cool garden, the noble fir steeples the cool garden with the blue-green needles. The blue-grey cones stand upright along the branches, the timber serves the building and the woodwork, and the tree makes the fine specimen. It thrives in the deep, moist, well-drained, sunny ground. Blue-needled, cone-upright and stately.

To grow the Noble Fir from seed, sow the seeds into the wide, sandy drills of the cold frame in the autumn.

Sow the seeds into the wide, sandy drills of the cold frame, and give the young trees the open, sunny spot. The steeple form comes over the years. , then cover them lightly, keep the frame cool and gently watered, and the young trees appear over the spring. The steeple form will spire within a few seasons.

Beautiful large tree. Leaves 2.5-3.5cm long, bluish-green above, crowd uppers sides of banchlets, pectinate and decurved below. Magnificant cylindrical cones 16-25cm long.Grown for Christmas trees usually.