noble fir
Abies procera
USDA zones5 to 6
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size80 to 200 feet tall20 to 30 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- White , green
- Foliage color
- Dark green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Noble fir (Abies procera) is an evergreen tree for low maintenance landscapes and accent planting. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. The trunk is straight and massive, with red-brown, deeply-fissured bark and blue-green needles. Large purplish cones are mostly covered by papery bracts, so they look showy. Birds visit the tree.
Pairs well with Bridal wreath spiraea, Autumn fern, and Shasta daisy.
Native range
CA, OR, and WA; BC.