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§1 Plant

Abies grandis (Douglas ex D. Don) Lindl.

vernacular grand fir — species · Pinaceae


USDA
ABGR
GBIF
2685361
Rank
species
grand fir (Abies grandis)
Platephotograph · Christopher J. EarleCC BY-NC source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Habit and range

Growth habit
Tree
Duration
Perennial
Group
Gymnosperm
Family
Pinaceae Spreng. ex Rudolphi
Genus
Abies
§2a

Native status, by region

  • CAN Canada Native
  • L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b

County-level range

· 79 counties across 5 states/territories
Legend Native · 79 Introduced · 0 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Drought
Medium
Shade
Low
Moisture use
Medium
Fire
High
Salinity
None
Anaerobic
Low
CaCO₃
Low
Hedging
Low
§3b

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance
-33 °F minimum
Frost-free days
60 min.
Precipitation
11–100 in/yr
pH range
4.5–7.5
Root depth
20 in min.
Fertility need
Medium
Soil texture
coarse, medium
§3c

Form & growth

Growth form
Single Stem
Growth rate
Moderate
Lifespan
Long
Mature height
150 ft
Height @ 20 y
25 ft
Foliage texture
Medium
Foliage colour
Green
Porosity (summer)
Dense
Porosity (winter)
Dense
Fruit colour
Brown
Fire resistant
Yes
N fixation
None
Toxicity
None
§3d

Reproduction

Bloom period
Late Spring
Seed abundance
Medium
Seed begins
Summer
Seed ends
Fall
Spread rate
Slow
Stratify
Yes
Seeds / lb
23,200
Propagation
seed, bare root, container
§3e

Use & availability

Commercial availability
Field Collections Only
Nursery stock
Yes
Browse palatability
Low
Palatable, human
No
Protein potential
Low
Lumber
Yes
Fuelwood
Low
Christmas tree
Yes

§4Counties, by state

Recorded in 79 counties across 5 states/territories.

California view state ↗ 6 N
Idaho view state ↗ 15 N
Montana view state ↗ 3 N
Oregon view state ↗ 31 N
Washington view state ↗ 24 N

§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.

plants.usda.gov/ABGR ↗

GBIF Backbone

Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.

gbif.org/species/2685361 ↗

Record version

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