White Fir is a slow-growing native conifer tree with a narrow pyramidal habit and horizontal branching. Its waxy blue-green needles smell like lemon when crushed. Prefers full sun and rich, moist well-drained acidic soils. Tolerates heat and drought, and makes a good Christmas tree.
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Type:
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Tree, Conifer
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Height:
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30' - 70'
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Spread:
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20' - 30'
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Spacing:
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15’
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USDA Hardiness Zone:
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3 - 7
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Culture:
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Full Sun, Part Sun
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Bloom Color:
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N/A
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Season of Interest:
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Year-Round
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance plant. Susceptible to needle and stem rust, canker, trunk and root rot. Potential pests include yellow-headed spruce sawfly, spruce budworm and eastern spruce beetles. Mites are common and repeated infestations can do serious injury to the plant. Air pollution intolerant and sensitive to high heat and humidity.
LANDSCAPE USES: Specimen or mass plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Woodland Garden, Foundation Planting, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Dogwood, Boxwood, Lavender
IMAGES: Photos by OSU Landscape Plants, Abies concolor, (2) Mark Wagner, Abies concolor 20060624, CC BY 2.5, (3) Crusier, Abies concolor Kobyłka, CC BY 3.0, (4) Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova, Abies concolor 'Compacta' Jodła jednobarwna 2010-05-15 03, CC BY-SA 4.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
