Fir

Fir Tree
By Lou Paun
As you walk through the forest or hunt for the perfect Christmas tree, you may not realize how many varieties of Fir trees there are on this lush place we call home.

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Fir
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any tree of the genus Abies of the family Pinaceae ( family), tall pyramidal evergreen conifers characterized by short, flat, ...

Fir Clubmoss
Fir Clubmoss
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Red Fir, California Red Fir
These cone-bearing evergreens, commonly called firs, are large, majestic trees. Place them in groups, singly in lawns, or in forest plantings.

Grand fir
Abies grandis
A tall, stately tree that can grow up to 80 metres when mature.

Fir trees are planted for screens and windbreaks. White fir is often planted as an ornamental in large parks.
Soil and Irrigation:
Most firs need moderate to regular water.

"Fir" The New Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, 1993.
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A fir of rather limited distribution in the Santa Lucia Mountains just south of Monterey.

White Fir
Scientific Name: Abies concolor (Gord. & Glend.) Lindl. ex Hildebr.
Synonym:
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Douglas-fir is the preeminent Pacific Northwest tree. It covers more acres, grows larger, and provides more wood than any other species in the region.

- Korean fir, Silver fir
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Horizontally branched, this is a handsome fir whose needles are somewhat twisted so that they catch the light and the branches appear to shimmer.

Grand Fir hybridizes with White Fir in eastern Washington and Oregon.
needles can be made into a tea which is diuretic or can be used as an
expectorant or burned as an incense..
The bark can be used externally as an astringent externally with some ...

- the crushed fir buds are placed in red onion juice (or garlic juice) - an amount enough to cover them, than place the same amount of honey.

Abies Alba
( Silver Fir )
Dense foliage in tiered, horizontal branches with dark green leaves with silver underneath. This upright growing plant likes cooler climates with good sun exposure and acidic soil.
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ef-ED-drah Common Name: Joint fir
The genus Ephedra is comprised of 40 species of evergreen, usually dioecious, shrubs and climbers from dry and rocky areas. Their unique form is made up of a mass of thin, stick-like stems with scale-like leaves.

Beautiful blue needles on a large true fir, this conifer grows exceptionally well in the Pacific Northwest. This is a better choice for our maritime climate than Colorado blue spruce. The taller Colorado blue spruce become, the uglier they are.

RED FIR
Abies magnifica
General Notes
Sensitive to smoke and other air pollution. Grown for use as Christmas trees. Has Fragrant Bark and Leaf. SelecTree lists no cultivars of magnifica.

Silver fir ( Abies alba ) Short, spiky evergreen needles, upright cones. Cedar ( Cedrus spp. ) Short, spiky evergreen needles, dark green. False cypress ( Chamaecyparis spp. ) Evergreen, habit varies; slow developer.

white fir Pinaceae Abies concolor (Gord. & Glend.) Lindl. ex Hildebr.   symbol: ABCO
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Douglas Fir
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Fir
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Conifer, evergreen, symmetrically pyramidal, or narrow-conical when young; branchlets smooth or grooved; leaves spirally inserted, in most species two white or pale stomatic bands and keeled on underside, ...

White fir foliage is typically blue-green to silvery gray but green and yellow-green cultivars are also available from specialty nurseries.
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Alpine Fir; or,
Subalpine Fir; aka,
Rocky Mountain Fir
Abies lasiocarpa is native of right here in the Great Northwest, though its full range extends from Arizona to the Yukon throughout the Rocky Mountains, ...

Fraser Fir
Short, firm dark green needles with white bands on the undersides. Sturdy limbs.
Exceptional and long lasting aroma ...

Subalpine fir (Abies lasiocarpa)[6]:106
Subalpine Larch (Larix lyallii)[8]
Engelmann Spruce (Picea engelmannii)[6]:106
Whitebark Pine (Pinus albicaulis)[8]
Great Basin Bristlecone Pine (Pinus longaeva) ...

Douglas fir grows in a diverse range of environments through much of western North America from British Columbia to Mexico, from sea level to 6,000 feet elevation in California mountains.

* 16. Balsam Fir/ (Bf)/ Abies balsamea
leaves
1-3 cm long.
singly borne,flattened.
usually arranged on two sides of the twig.
sessile.

Dwarf Balsam Fir
(Abies balsamea 'Nana', 60 cm tall, 1 m wide)
This variety has both mounding and arching habits.

Some pine cones and fir cones also show the numbers, as do daisies and sunflowers.

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Botanical Name Common Name Abelia 'Edward Goucher' Abelia 'Edward Goucher' Abelia x grandiflora Glossy Abelia Abies concolor Concolor Fir Abies fraseri Fraser Fir Acer x freemanii Freeman Maple Acer campestre Hedge Maple Acer ginnala Amur Maple ...

In northern Europe this belt is characterized by such species as Picea excelsa (spruce), which extends south to the mountains of the Mediterranean region; Pinus sylvestris (Scottish fir), reaching from the far north to western Spain, ...

The silver fir is a very hardy plant when dormant but it comes into growth in April and is then susceptible to damage by late frosts and aphis[185, 238].

POTTING MIX: A commercial orchid mix, or medium-grade fir bark with or without perlite. WATERING: Keep potting mix moist during growing and bloom season. After bloom, allow the soil to dry out somewhat for two to three weeks.

Abies Balsamea, Balm of Gilead Fir, orAmerican Silver Fir. The name is applied to this Canadian species, in Europe, because of the supposed resemblance of its product, an oleoresinous fluid obtained from punctured blisters in the bark, ...

Veitch Fir Abies veitchii
European Larch Larix decidua
Japanese Larch L.kaemipferi
Dawn Redwood Metasequoia glyptostroboides
Norway Spruce Picea abies
White Spruce P. glauca
Serbian Spruce P. omorika
Oriental Spruce P. orientalis ...

The dark green, 1/2-inch-long, individual leaves on young trees are lanceolate and look somewhat like spruce or fir needles at first glance. Mature leaves are somewhat contorted on twisted branches.

Abies alba (European silver fir). Height 30m (100ft).
A. procera (syn. A. nobilis, noble fir) AGM. Height 30m (100ft).
Metasequoia glyptostroboides (dawn redwood) AGM. Height 30m (100ft).

Grow shallow layer medium-grade fir bark. Humidity needed, and temperatures of 60F/15C at night, 75-85F/24-31C in daytime ideal.

Douglas Fir has "selections" from the Rocky Mountains that exhibit a distinctly blue evergreen foliage that are hardy to zone 4, ...

Families decorated fir trees with colored paper, fruits and sweets. The tradition spread through Europe and was brought to the United States by German settlers.

Abies lasiocarpa. Subalpine Fir.
A logging slash pile was burned here. The intense heat sterilizes the soil, and only a handful of invasive weeds can colonize the barren ground. Pony, Montana.
Larix lyallii. Subalpine Larch.

How to Plant a Fraser Fir
Fraser firs are found growing in the southeastern United States, mainly throughout areas in the Appalachian Mountains. These relatively tall-growing trees are oftten grown in the home garden for… ...

Spotted knapweed prefers well-drained, light-textured soils that receive summer rainfall, including open forests dominated by ponderosa pine and Douglas fir, and prairie habitats dominated by Idaho fescue, bluebunch wheatgrass, ...

In the great Northwest where forest giants like the Sitka spruce and Douglas fir dominate the landscape and mentality, the 30-foot tall Pacific yew was considered a trash tree fit for little more than fence posts, an occasional long bow, ...

Abies lasiocarpa var. arizonica 'Compacta' (Compact corkbark fir)
Abies nordmanniana (Nordmann fir)
Abies nordmanniana 'Golden Spreader' (Nordmann fir 'Golden Spreader') ...

Examples of modern-day conifers include pine, fir, larch, and spruce trees. Mesozoic Era conifers included redwoods, yews, pines, the monkey puzzle tree (Araucaria), cypress, and Pseudofrenelopsis (a Cheirolepidiacean).

Grow these plants in a mixture of fir bark with perlite with charcoal added or on slabs of bark. Fertilize weekly with a high nitrogen fertilizer diluted to ½ the strength recommended on the label.

specimen
decoration, very beautiful fir
Liabilities
dislikes high pH
cannot tolerate high winds
not well siuted to most cultivated situations
often damaged by deer ...

Nombres relacionados: Abete (castellano), Abeto (castellano), Abietaceae (familia), Aedla biela (eslovaco), Auet (catalán), Aveit (catalán), Avet (catalán), European Silver Fir (inglés), Izai (vasco), Pinus balsamea (similar), ...

Distribution
Canyon bottoms and rocky hillsides to ponderosa pine and
Douglas fir forest; in w. and c. parts of MT. Also from s.c.
B.C. and Alberta to WA, OR, WY and UT.

Many kinds of materials are beneficial, as long as they are fully composted: manures, fir or pine bark, or agricultural by-products such as rice hulls that may be available in your area.

Habitat Mostly alluvial soils on flats and benches or terraces; forms pure stands in luxuriant dense forests; also with Douglas Fir, Port Orford Cedar, and mixed conifers.

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Even evergreen can be infested resulting is dead cedars (Juniper), hemlock (Tsuga), pine (Pinus) and spruce (Picea). However, ash (Fraxinus), tulip poplar (Lirodendron), locust (Robinia), walnut (Juglans), Dogwood (Cornums), Holly (Ilex), Fir ...

It is usually found growing under White Cedar, although White Spruce, Balsam Fir, and Aspen are also frequently present.

Many growers successfully use a mix of peat and perlite, or a combination of long-fiber sphagnum moss, chopped fir bark, and perlite which is very open but retains moisture.

See also: Green, May, Spruce, Health, Balsam