Mountain Balsam Fir Abies lasiocarpa
Other Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- AY-bees las-ee-oh-KAR-pah
- Description
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Medium to large size tree with narrow crown and dense, short drooping branches. Best if grown in moist, cool climate as in high altitude of the Pacific Northwest.
Bare root transplanting is recommended.
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Duflon'
- 'Glauca Compacta'
- var. arizonica 'Compacta'
- 'Duflon'
- Tags:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Duflon'
- 'Glauca Compacta'
- var. arizonica 'Compacta'
- 'Duflon'
- Tags:
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Abies
- Species:
- lasiocarpa
- Family:
- Pinaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Woody
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Alaska to Southern New Mexico
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Tree
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Needled Evergreen
- Habit/Form:
- Columnar
- Pyramidal
- Growth Rate:
- Slow
- Texture:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Black
- Brown/Copper
- Gold/Yellow
- Purple/Lavender
- Red/Burgundy
- Fruit Length:
- > 3 inches
- Fruit Description:
- This plant has cones that are burgundy, brown, or even black. The cones hang upwards instead of downwards.
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Purple/Lavender
- Flower Size:
- 3-6 inches
- Flower Description:
- 2 to 4 in. oblong dark purple cones
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Needled Evergreen
- Leaf Color:
- Blue
- Green
- White
- Leaf Type:
- Needles
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Opposite
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- 1-3 inches
- Leaf Description:
- 1 to 1.5 in. needles; crowded; pale bluish green
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Bark:
- Bark Color:
- Light Gray
- Surface/Attachment:
- Fissured
- Smooth
- Bark Description:
- Grayish to chalk white bark
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Gray/Silver
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Form:
- Straight
