index KINDOM PLANT KINDOM phylum TRACHEOPHYTA (VASCULAR PLANTS) phylum SPERMATOPHYTA (SEED PLANTS) CLASS PINOPSIDA ORDER PINALES FAMILY PINACEA FAMILY ABIES
Species Concolor

BBALLBLU Abies amabilis:
Lovely Fir, Cascades Fir, Red Fir, White Fir and Pacific Silver Fir:
amabilis means "lovely"


BBALLBLU CONES:
Largest of the fir cones.
Barrel shaped, sit upright on the branches
Fall apart in the autumn while still on the tree
Pollen cones are reddish


BBALLBLU NEEDLES:
Stubby
Dark green with two white/silvery bands on the lower surface
Two glaucous blue-white bands of stomata below
Needles twist upwards. Bows form horizontal platforms.


treeWHTFIRBIG.JPG, 118 kB
Species: Abies.Concolor
WhiteFir
Cohasset

treWHTFIRNED.JPG, 29 kB
Species: Abies.Concolor
WhiteFir
Cohasset

RULERMAR
RULERBOWGIF