Subalpine Fir
Abies lasiocarpa
Subalpine fir is the narrow, steeple-crowned fir of high western mountains, shedding snow with its tight spire. A cold-climate specimen for elevation and cool, moist sites.
- Family
- Pinaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 50–90 ft
- Spacing
- 15–25 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- May, June
- Bloom colors
- yellow, brown, green
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, mammals, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~117 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen
- Native states
- AK, AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY