*Colorado fir

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*Abies concolor
COLORADO FIR

Pinaceae
North America

Location: map coordinates E-29 (near northwest corner of Price Building), N 39°11'4'' W 75°32'28''

Planting history: presently unknown.

Description:
  • evergreen tree, conifer
  • etymology: Abies is the classical name; concolor = of the same color (the leaf surfaces)
  • also called white fir
  • leaves short, needle-like, flat, round-tipped
  • cones upright (as in other firs)
  • wood very soft
  • excellent ornamental; often used as Christmas tree
  • native habitat: higher elevations of California, Oregon, & Rocky Mts.; long-lived

*Non-native species (not native to Delaware)

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