Abies grandis
grand fir
Grand fir, also called lowland white fir, balsam fir, or
yellow fir, is a rapid-growing tree that reaches its largest size in the rain
forest of the Olympic Peninsula of Washington. Abies grandis is an
impressive true fir limited to the Cascade Range and Coast Ranges of the Pacific
Northwest.
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Dendrology
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Range Map
-The native range of Grand fir, USFS.
Grand
Fir Habitat and Culture
(silvics courtesy of Silvics Manual, Northeast
S&PF, USFS)
Wood
Technical Fact Sheet
(courtesy of Hardwoods of North America, Forest
Products Lab, USFS)
Fire
Effects On Grand Fir
(courtesy of U.S. Forest Service, Fire Effects)
From Virginia Tech
w/Photos
(Big List courtesy of VT Dendrology)
Species
Documentation and Data
(The BEST conifer data on the Internet, Gymnosperm
Database, Editor C. J. Earle)
North American Timber Types
(courtesy About Forestry)
The Great American
Coniferous Forest
(courtesy About Forestry)
Quick Stats
Common Names: Abete bianco
americano, abete blanco americano, abeto blanco americano, amerikansk gran, balsam fir,
balsam, California great fir, Californische den, giant fir, grand fir, great silver fir,
groise tanne, jedle obrovska, kaempegran, kalifornische kustentanne, kalifornische
reisentanne, kust-gran, kustgran, lowland fir, lowland white fir, Oregon fir, Oregon white
fir, Puget Sound fir, reuzenzilverspar, rough-barked fir, sapin du Vancouver, sapin
grandissime, silver fir, tall silver fir, Vancouver den, Vancouver-gran, vancouvergran,
western balsam fir
Habitat: an impressive true fir limited to the Cascade Range and Coast Ranges of the Pacific Northwest
Description: is a rapid-growing tree that reaches its largest size in the rain forest of the Olympic Peninsula of Washington.
Uses: Lumber, plywood, pulp for paper, framing, sheathing, subflooring, concrete forms, decking, planking, beams, posts, siding, paneling, millwork, prefabricated buildings and structural members, industrial crating and shook, furniture parts, mobile homes
