Woody Plants Database [http://woodyplants.cals.cornell.edu]

Species: Abies lasiocarpa

(ay'beez lay-zee-oh-kar'pah)

Rocky Mountain Fir; Alpine Fir; Subalpine Fir

Cultivar Information

* See specific cultivar notes on next page.

Ornamental Characteristics

Size: Height: 100' - 160' Leaves: Evergreen Shape: tall and narrow; pyramidal Ornamental Other: best in full sun

Environmental Characteristics

Light: Hardy To Zone: Any Soil Ph: Any Environmental Other: evergreen; pale-green leaves with silver stomatal bands on undersides; specimen, hedge, screen

Insect Disease

little or no disease problems

Bare Root Transplanting

Any

Other

native from Alaska to Oregon, Utah and northern New Mexico; narrow habit inhibits damage from heavy snows

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Moisture Tolerance

Occasionally saturated Consistently moist, Occasional periods of Prolonged periods of or very wet soil well-drained soil dry soil dry soil

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2 Woody Plants Database [http://woodyplants.cals.cornell.edu] Cultivars for Abies lasiocarpa

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Cultivar Name Notes

Duflon 'Duflon' - micro-mini; extremely slow-growing, puts on less than ½ inch of new growth per year

Glauca Compacta 'Glauca Compacta'- glaucous; pyramidal semi-dwarf; 3 to 4 ft. tall in 10 years, ultimately 6 to 8 ft. tall, 5 to 6 ft. wide

var. arizonica var. arizonica - glaucous foliage

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Abies lasiocarpa - Leaves

Abies lasiocarpa - Leaves

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Abies lasiocarpa - Habit

Abies lasiocarpa - Bark

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Abies lasiocarpa - Habit

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