This large conifer has an upright greyish trunk with short horizontal branching that forms a dense, narrow conical habit. It has silver-green needle-like leaves and red to yellow-green female strobilus appear during spring followed by oblong cones.

Hardiness zones 5 to 9

Abies concoloris naturally found in North America from Colorado to Arizona, southern California and Utah to Mexico growing on the northern side of mountains to an altitude of 3,000m (11,000ft).

It prefers moist, rich well-drained light soils but tolerates poorer drier types with a pH 5-7 and grows in a wind protected sunny position and is frost tolerant but drought tender.

White Fir is grown for its habit and foliage colour and is planted in parks or large gardens as a lawn specimen. It is also planted in woodland settings and is suitable for cool mountain gardens establishing in 4 to 7 years and is long lived. It tolerates poorer drier soils and develops shallow roots. ID 1720

Note:
It has a moderate growth rate at first becoming slower and living for up to 300 years. When young the bark is smooth with some resin blisters and matures to ash-grey bark up to 180mm (7in) thick with deep furrows and wide ridges.

This important forest tree produces odourless, moderately strong whitish timber that is used for making boxes or as general lumber for construction.

Abies specieshave upright cones and the leaves fall from the branch cleanly.

Abies(AH-bee-ays) concolor(KON-kol-or)

Pinaceae(py-NAY-see-ee)
Larches, spruces, pines, firs, hemlocks and cedars