Red Fir Seed

Abies magnifica

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Red Fir forms the great conifer forests of the Sierra Nevada of California. It has long blue-green needles and purple cones of up to 20 cm long. The bark turns red as the tree ages. Mature trees grow into a slim conical shape. Closely related to Noble Fir but it doesn’t have a groove down the centre of the needle and the needles are less densely packed along the branch. Used for timber, pulp and Christmas trees

PIC COURTESY OF Tyler Karaszewski from Alameda, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0  via Wikimedia Commons

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Description

Abies magnifica

Common name: Red Fir.

Native: Oregon / California.

Provenance: USA

Size and spread (10 years): 3m

Treatment required: Semi dormant requires pre chill stratification.

Seeds / kg: 66,800      70% viable

Ideal sowing period: Spring

Soil conditions: Well drained soils.

Planting instructions: Very tough, tolerant and hardy

Mature height: 57m

 

Additional information

Weight 10.00 g
Genus

Abies

Size

Mini Seed Pack (approx 25 seeds), Seed pack (approx 125 seeds)

Family

Pinaceae

Hardiness

Hardy

Life Cycle

tree

Evergreen

evergreen