Abies concolor seed

LATIN NAME: ABIES CONCOLOR

COMMON NAME: White Fir

The white fir spires the tall, stately, evergreen conifer with the long, soft, blue-green needles that curve upward along the branches and the smooth, grey bark, the needles spireing the narrow, conical crown, the upright, grey-green cones following along the upper branches. The tree grows steadily into the tall, neat spire, and it stands the cold and the dry spells well. It likes the sun, and the deep, well-drained soil.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

The blue-green needles of the white fir give it a recognised place in the research on the cold-climate drought-tolerant firs of the true fir group, and the concolor species appears in the studies of the needle waxes and the dry-ground survival. The work looks at the way the soft needles curve upward, the light, soft 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 white fir spires the cool garden with the blue-green needles. The soft, grey-blue foliage gives the fine specimen, the cones feed the birds, and the timber serves the building and the pulp. It thrives in the deep, well-drained, sunny ground. Blue-needled, stately and drought-tough.

To grow the White Fir from seed, sow the seeds into the fine, sandy drills of the cold frame in the autumn, then cover them lightly, keep the frame cool and gently watered.

Sow the seeds into the fine, sandy drills of the cold frame, and give the young trees the open, sunny spot. The spire form comes over the years. , and the young trees rise through the spring. The spire form will rise within a few seasons.

Colorado White Fir is a blue/green conifer with a lemony aroma and a popular Christmas Tree.