Scientific name: Abies amabilis (N)

Common name: Pacific silver fir

Family name: Pinaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:

USDA hardiness zone: 6

Mature height and spread: 20-40m tall, 10-15m wide

Form: pyramidal, upright, regular

Water use: moderate

Soil requirements: well-drained

Leaf arrangement: needle-like. Spiraled.

Fall colour: none

Flower/cone/fruit description: male cone.

Limitations: None

Suitable uses: Good regular shape

Quick ID: conifer. Tree. Evergreen. Needle-like. Flat needles, white lines on bottom of leaf (very obvious). Spirally arranged needles. Smells orange when needles crushed. Needles are in two ranks (twisted on petioles) but also have some sticking up on top of stem (unique).