Abies lasiocarpa (N)

Common name: Rock Mountain fir

Family name: Pinaceae

USDA Hardiness Zone:  4

Mature height and spread:  30m; 4m

Form: evergreen conifer, medium size to large trees

Water use: moist

Soil requirements: good soil, sun or partial shade

Leaf arrangement:  point forward; curving upward on upper twigs

Flower/cone/fruit description(s):  erect, ovoid, imbricate, 4-10cm

Suitable uses:  structural purposes; paper manufacture; Christmas tree

Quick ID description:  point forward; erect; imbricate

Photographs:

http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ldplants/abla.htm

 http://web.unbc.ca/~fsty201/PINACEAE/Abies%20lasiocarpa-spring%20image-cones.jpg