Graver Home Virtual Tour Collections	Abies concolor Common Name: White Fir Family: Pinaceae		Collection Number:  Entry Author:  C. Westring Description: Crown spire-like evergreen,  becoming somewhat flat-topped with age Needles:  1.5-6 cm X 2-3 mm; flexible, flattened; pungent odor; grayish green in color Cones: Cylindrical; 7-12 cm X 3-4.5 cm; olive-green in color, turning yellow-brown, then darker brown Bark: Gray, thin, smooth but thickening with age and breaking into deep longitudinal furrows Branching Pattern:  Branches diverge from trunk at right angles, the low often spreading and drooping with age Height:  60 meters tall Conditions/Habitat/Kind of Forest: Prefers a deep, well-drained soil with adequate moisture, but less fussy about soil moisture than other Abies species Range:  Western North America Zone:  3 Conservation Status-US/ World Wide:  Not threatened Uses (Human):  A specimen tree References: Gymnosperm Database, University of Bonn http://www.botanik.uni-bonn.de/conifers/pi/ab/concolor.htm IUCN Red List of Threatened Species http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php?species=42276 UConn Plant Database http://www.hort.uconn.edu/Plants/a/abicon/abicon1.html
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