Grand Fir
Abies grandis
A fast, towering lowland fir with flat, glossy needles in neat rows that release a bright citrus scent when crushed. A stately conifer for moist Northwest valleys.
- Family
- Pinaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 100–250 ft
- Spacing
- 20–35 ft apart
- Light
- part shade, shade
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- April, May
- Bloom colors
- white, green
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, mammals
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~117 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen
- Native states
- CA, ID, MT, OR, WA
Related native plants
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