Abies procera Rehder

vernacular noble fir — species · Pinaceae

USDA: ABPR
GBIF: 2685308
Rank: species

noble fir (Abies procera) — Platephotograph · J. Allen RatzlaffCC BY-NC-ND source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Growth habit: Tree
Duration: Perennial
Group: Gymnosperm
Family: Pinaceae Spreng. ex Rudolphi
Genus: Abies

§2a

Native status, by region

L48 Lower 48 States Native

§2b

County-level range

· 29 counties across 3 states/territories

Legend Native · 29 Introduced · 0 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Drought: Low
Shade: Medium
Moisture use: Low
Fire: Low
Salinity: None
Anaerobic: None
CaCO₃: Low
Hedging: Low

§3b

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance: -23 °F minimum
Frost-free days: 50 min.
Precipitation: 64–120 in/yr
pH range: 6–7.5
Root depth: 20 in min.
Fertility need: Low
Soil texture: coarse, medium

§3c

Form & growth

Growth form: Single Stem
Growth rate: Rapid
Lifespan: Long
Mature height: 230 ft
Height @ 20 y: 25 ft
Foliage texture: Medium
Foliage colour: Dark Green
Porosity (summer): Dense
Porosity (winter): Dense
Fruit colour: Purple
Fire resistant: No
N fixation: None
Toxicity: None

§3d

Reproduction

Bloom period: Late Spring
Seed abundance: Low
Seed begins: Spring
Seed ends: Fall
Spread rate: Slow
Stratify: Yes
Seeds / lb: 14,640
Propagation: seed, bare root, container

§3e

Use & availability

Commercial availability: Contracting Only
Nursery stock: Yes
Browse palatability: Low
Graze palatability: Low
Palatable, human: No
Protein potential: Low
Lumber: Yes
Fuelwood: Medium
Christmas tree: Yes

§4Counties, by state

Recorded in 29 counties across 3 states/territories.

§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

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

plants.usda.gov/ABPR ↗

GBIF Backbone

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

gbif.org/species/2685308 ↗

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