Scientific Name
Abies
Common Name
fir

Characteristics

ID hints
Leaves small, linear
- Leaves flat, 2 white bands below**
- Petiole with sucker-like disc***
Cones large, erect
- Scales deciduous; seeds winged
- Commonly absent in cultivars

4-H Horticulture Contest, Dr. Alice B. Russell, Dr. Paul R. Fantz, and Larry Bass, Department of Horticultural Science, NC Cooperative Extension Service, NC State University. All Pictures Copyright @1997Alice B. Russell. Computer programming by Miguel A. Buendia, graphics by Brad Capel.

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