Silver Fir

See Fir Tree for information about the cultivation and use of fir trees.

Alleghany Fir (Abies Fraseri) - Reaches 90 feet high in its own country, with smooth bark having resinous blisters. It is allied to the Balsam Fir, but has shorter and more oval cones, and leaves with silvery undersides. Virginia, N. Carolina, and Tennessee.

Alpine Fir (Abies Lasiocarpa) - A beautiful spire-like tree 150 feet high, with white bark and very small cones, purple, 2 to 3 inches long, and red male flowers, the foliage gracefully curved. Alaska, B. Columbia.

California Red Fir (Abies Magnifica) - A stately mountain tree of 200 to 250 feet, with brown bark (red within), and very large light purple cones, 6 to 8 inches long. The foliage is dense on the lower branches, but thinner towards the top, of olive-green. N. California.

Columbia Fir (Abies Nobilis) - A mountain tree, 200 to 300 feet high, with deep glaucous foliage and brown cones 5 to 7 inches long. Does not thrive in some soils; best in deep soil, and with abundant moisture. Oregon.

Maries Silver Fir (Abies Mariesi) - A tall, pyramidal tree with spreading branches and dark purple cones, 4 to 5 inches long. Japan.

Mount Babor Fir (Abies Numidica) - A tree of medium height with bright green foliage. Hardy in this country. Mountains of N. Africa, growing with Cedars and Yew.

Spanish Silver Fir (Abies Pinsapo) - A large Fir, with bright green prickly foliage, thriving in almost any soil and in chalky districts. Often suffers from too early a start in spring, and the usual method of planting as specimens in grass, the grass robbing the tree. Spain.

Saghalien Silver Fir (Abies Sachalinensis) - A tall tree with greyish-brown bark, narrow leaves, and small cones. It is hardy, and of distinct and graceful habit. Japan and Saghalien.

Veitchs Silver Fir (Abies Veitchi) - A tall tree of over 100 feet. The bark is light grey, and the leaves a bright glossy green with silvery streaks, the cones being a purplish-brown. Japan.

Webbs Fir (Abies Webbiana) - An Indian Fir, sometimes nearly 100 feet high, and one of the most distinct. The leaves are glossy green with silvery undersides, the cones large. A variety Pindrow is without the silver markings. Both suffer much from spring frosts. Himalayas.

Balsam Fir (Abies Balsamea) - A slender northern forest Fir rarely attaining a height of more than 80 feet, and much smaller in high Arctic regions. Hardy in England. N. America.

California White Fir (Abies Lowiana) - A lovely tree, often 150 feet high, long leaves, and light green cones, turning yellow at maturity. Oregon to S. California.

Cephalonian Fir (Abies Cephalonica) - A vigorous Fir of about 60 feet high, hardy in this country in a variety of soils, best planted in a high position to prevent it starting into growth too early. Greece.

Crimean Fir (Abies Nordmanniana) - A beautiful dark green tree, with rigid branches and dense dark green foliage and large cones. Caucasus and Crimea.

Hoary White Fir (Abies Concolor) - A whitish tree of medium height, with thick, grey bark. The flat leaves are about 2 inches long, and it has small pale yellow cones. It is hardy in Britain, and a rapid grower. Colorado.

Japanese Silver Fir (Abies Firma) - A tree of sometimes 150 feet in height, with light brown bark and foliage of a glossy green. Hardy in Britain, and grows freely when established. It is a handsome tree with short branches and stiff habit. Japan.

Jesso Silver Fir (Abies Brachyphylla) - A handsome and hardy tree, over 100 feet high, with bright green foliage and short leaves. The densely crowded leaves are very silvery underneath, and the effect of a healthy tree good. Japan.

Mount Taurus Fir (Abies Cilicica) - A graceful tree, 40 feet to 60 feet high, with slender branches. It grows freely, but is apt to be injured by spring frosts; the leaves are soft, and of a peculiar shade of green. Cilicia.

Puget Sound Fir (Abies Grandis) - A stately tree 200 feet high, with dark green cones 2 to 3 inches long, and dark shining leaves, white below. Hardy in various parts of Britain; best in moist soils. N.W. America.

Santa Lucia Fir (Abies Bracteata) - A stately tree, often 150 feet high in its native country. The foliage is long and rather scattered, sharply pointed. It is injured in some districts by growing too early in the spring. N.W. America.

Silver Fir (Abies Pectinata) - A noble tree of the mountains of Central Europe. The first of the Silver Firs planted in Britain. When young it grows well in the shade of other trees, and it is an excellent tree to plant for shelter, as it will grow in the most exposed situations.

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