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California Red Fir
( Abies magnifica var. magnifica )
Abies magnifica var. magnifica
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About California Red Fir (Abies magnifica var. magnifica)
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Abies magnifica
var. magnifica (Red Fir) is a large evergreen tree native to the Sierra Nevada mounains. The name Red Fir derives from the bark color of old trees.The bark on young trees is smooth, grey, and with resin blisters, becoming orange-red, rough and fissured on old trees.It is a high altitude tree, typically occurring at 1,400-2,700 meter altitude, though only rarely reaching tree line. It grows up to 40-60 meter tall and 2 meter trunk diameter, rarely to 76 meter tall and 3 meter diameter, with a narrow conic crown.The leaves are needle-like, 2-3.5 centimeter long, and waxy blue-green with a sharp acute tip that bends upward. They are arranged spirally on the shoot, but twisted slightly s-shaped to be upcurved above the shoot. The cones are erect, 9-21 centimeter long, yellow-green occasionally purple), ripening brown and disintegrating to release the winged seeds in fall.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Tree
Size
131.2 - 196.9 ft tall
Form
Pyramidal
Dormancy
Evergreen
Wildlife Supported
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 47
likely
* )
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Pine White
Neophasia menapia
Neophasia menapia
*
Brown-lined Looper
Neoalcis californiaria
Neoalcis californiaria
*
Speckled Green Fruitworm Moth
Orthosia hibisci
Orthosia hibisci
*
Brown Woodling
Egira perlubens
Egira perlubens
*
Silver-spotted Tiger Moth
Lophocampa argentata
Lophocampa argentata
*
Manto Tussock Moth
Orgyia antiqua
Orgyia antiqua
*
Fruit-Tree Leafroller Moth
Archips argyrospila
Archips argyrospila
Landscaping Information
Sun
Full Sun, Part Shade
Ease of Care
Moderately Easy
Sunset Zones
?
1*, 2, 3*, 4, 5, 6*, 7, 14, 15, 16
Natural Setting
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 16.9" - 120.8", Summer Precipitation: 1.13" - 4.10", Coldest Month: 10.8" - 42.7", Hottest Month: 34.1" - 67.2", Humidity: 0.93" - 20.67", Elevation: 3954" - 14090"
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California Red Fir
Abies magnifica var. magnifica
Sources include:
Wikipedia
. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the
California Consortia of Herbaria
, Sunset information provided by
Jepson Flora Project
. Propogation from seed information provided by the
Santa Barbara Botanical Garden
from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include
CalPhotos
,
Wikimedia Commons
, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include
Calflora
,
CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online
,
Jepson Flora Project
,
Las Pilitas
,
Theodore Payne
,
Tree of Life
,
The Xerces Society
, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from
PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.
Links:
Jepson eFlora Taxon Page
CalPhotos
Wikipedia
Calflora
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