Grand Fir
SIZE & GROWTH RATE
Average Growth Rate is FastMature Size 200' Tall x 25' Wide
LIGHT NEEDS
Full sun to partial shade
DECIDUOUS OR EVERGREEN
Evergreen
FLOWER DESCRIPTION
Flowers:None Color:0The grand fir is one of the tallest firs, reaching heights of 300 feet. It is easily distinguished from other Pacific Northwest firs by its sprays of lustrous needles in two distinct rows. They are usually horizontally spread so that both the upper and lower sides of the branches are clearly visible. The needles are 1 to 1 1/2 inches long with glossy dark green tops and two highly visible white lines of stomata on the undersides.
The pollen strobili are yellowish and the cones are yellowish-green to green, cylindrical, erect, 2 to 4 inches long, occur high in the crowns and dissipate in the fall to release their seeds.
The bark is grayish-brown, usually with white mottles, smooth with resin blisters when young, becoming rigid and then scaly with age. Like most other true firs, it is thinned barked and therefore very sensitive to fire. Control of fires in the drier southern parts of the northwest has allowed a widespread increase of grand fir over the last 50 years.
SIZE & GROWTH RATE
Average Growth Rate is FastMature Size 200' Tall x 25' Wide
LIGHT NEEDS
Full sun to partial shade
DECIDUOUS OR EVERGREEN
Evergreen
FLOWER DESCRIPTION
Flowers:None Color:0The Big Trees Tree Finder is a tree catalog that allows you to search and get detailed information for all the various trees that we sell and install, including privacy trees, fall color trees, spring flowering trees, specimen trees, deciduous trees and evergreen trees. You can select to view trees from each of these categories, or by characteristics such as growth rate, mature height and spread, light requirements, and flower color. The diversity of tree species and their various tree forms is vast, with most species adapted to different environmental conditions and serving unique roles in the ecosystem.
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Privacy Trees
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Conclusion
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