Abies amabilis

Pacific silver fir

Silviculture
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Wood Technical Fact Sheet
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Species Documentation and Data
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North American Timber Types
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The Great American Coniferous Forest
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Ecological classification and management characteristics of
montane forest land in southwestern Washington.

Quick Stats
Common Names:   abete amabilis, abeto amabilis, alpine fir, amabilis den, amabilis fir, amerikansk silver-gran, Cascade fir, lovely silver fir, lovely fir, lovely red fir, purpur-gran, purpurtanne, red fir, red silver fir, sapin amabilis, sapin gracieux, silver fir, tannub el gamil, western fir, western balsam fir, white fir.

Habitat:  Pacific silver fir grows on soils developed from nearly every type of soil parent material found in the Northwest.

Description:   It contrasts strikingly with the more limber crowns, acute branch angles, and generally darker trunks of its common associates Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii), western hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla), and mountain hemlock (T. mertensiana). The species name, amabilis, means lovely.

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.

  

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