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Abies procera |
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Noble Fir |
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Cascade Mountains of Washington, Oregon and the Siskiyou
Mountains of California -
Western United States. |
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Pyramidal or narrower |
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50 to 100 feet in the landscape. Slow to medium growth
rate. |
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Inconspicuous,
monoecious. |
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Crowded above, the lower ranks spreading outward, those
of the middle rank much shorten, curving upwards near the base, pectinate
below and curved, 1 to 1 1/6” long, 1/16” wide, scarcely
broadened, rounded on slightly notched at apex, grooved,
bluish green with narrow pale
bands below. |
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Roundish, resinous,
surrounded at base by a collar of long pointed
scales free at the tips. |
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Gray and smooth
when young with resin blisters. |
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Large, cylindrical
cones about 6 to 10 inches long and 3 inches
wide. |
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