School of Horticulture
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Scientific Name: | Abies amabilis |
Pronunciation: | AY-beez uh-MAB-uh-liss |
Common Name: | Amabilis fir, Pacific silver fir |
Family Name: | Pinaceae |
Plant Type: | Conifer |
Key ID Features: | Branches tiered; needles flat, dark green, 2 white lines underneath, spreading forward and upward, spirally arranged, most 1-2.5(-4.5) cm x 1-3 mm; female cones erect, ovoid-cylindrical, resinous, purple-grey before turning brown, most 8-10 cm x 4-5 cm with deciduous scales about 2x2 cm, finely pubescent, bracts shorty and usually hidden between the scales. Winter ID: buds small, spherical, brown, with violet wax. |
Course(s): | HORT 1155 |
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Propagation: | Seed |
Pest Susceptibility: | Blight or needle cast, Root rot, |
Location(s): (NRY) NuRserY (TFL) Turf Field Lab (TFLW) Turf Field Lab West (WDH) Wark-Dumais House : east of Picea abies Location Map |