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California Native Plant

Abies concolor

White Fir

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Information by: Jerry Sortomme Editor        Photographer: JJ Neilson Arboretum

 

Description

White fir has upright cones on blue-gray-green foliage with white stripes. It is the most tolerant of all the firs with respect to heat, pollution and drought. It is also the only fir suited for city use. This is a highly combustible plant.

 

Sun

Full, Half, Shade

Water

Medium

Growth Rate

Moderate

Soil Type

Sandy, Clay, Loam, Rocky, Unparticular

Soil Condition

Average, Well-drained, Moist

Soil pH

Acid, Neutral

Adverse Factors

n/a

Water Saving Tip:

Apply as little fertilizer as possible.

If you use fertilizer make sure it stays on the landscape, and carefully water it in so there is NO runoff.