Picture Notes:  Picture 7 has Abies fraseri in the middle, and Abies nordmanniana on the Right.
Picture 10 has Abies nordmanniana below.

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Distribution:  Colorado to Mexico. Cultivated since 1872.

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Hardiness Zone:  USDA Zones 4-7       (view USDA zone map)

Size:   30-50 ft. tall, with a spread of 15-30 ft.

Form:   Needleleaved Evergreen tree. Strongly pyramidal, composed of stiff horizontal branches, the upper limbs tending to be ascending, often with branches to the ground.

Bark:   Bark is smooth, ashy gray in color on younger stems, becoming furrowed with thick, flattened ridges.

Stem/Bud:   Buds covered with resin.

Leaves:   Needles are 2-3 inches long, flattened, tending to be arranged horizontally on the branchlets, blunt-tipped, bluish-green in color, with a tangerine fragrance when crushed.

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Flower:   Plants are monoecious.

Fruit:   Cones are stalked and cylindrical, 3-6 inches long, often with a purplish bloom.

Uses:   Specimen, hedge, massing, screen. Dry sites.

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Culture:   Grows better in city conditions than most other firs. Withstands heat and drought better than other firs, but will not grow well in heavy clay soil. Grows best in moist, well-drained soil, best in full sun. Winter wind protection desirable. Propagated by seeds or cuttings taken in March.

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Notes:    Grows better in city conditions than most other firs.

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