#477 most planted
Abies concolor
White fir · also Concolor fir, Colorado fir, Balsam fir
ConiferEvergreen
1,885
trees mapped
0.02%
of all named trees
27
cities
9.0 in
median trunk (23 cm, 1,860 measured)
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Abies concolor is a coniferous tree native to Western North American mountains. It is a popular ornamental and Christmas tree species, known for its adaptability to various urban environments and its fast growth, providing quick shade.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 4350.16%—8.7 in
- 4180.14%—15 in
- 2960.04%—4.7 in
- 2320.07%6.0 yr2.0 in
- 870.12%7.8 yr7.5 in
- 800.03%—11 in
- 620.05%—23 in
- 400.09%—15 in
- 390.01%37 yr11 in
- 290.02%4.2 yr8.9 in
- 280.01%—2.5 in
- 260.11%—11 in
- 200.03%4.8 yr2.0 in
- 150.00%—13 in
- 130.02%—4.7 in
- 110.01%—9.1 in
- 90.08%—12 in
- 80.00%—13 in
- 70.01%——
- 60.00%52 yr16 in
- 60.01%—2.0 in
- 50.04%—12 in
- 40.00%—2.3 in
- 40.00%—17 in
- 20.00%—21 in
- 20.01%—19 in
- 10.00%—34 in
Traits
- Form
- Conifer
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 40–80 ft
- Canopy spread
- 15–25 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Water needs
- High
- Wildlife value
- High
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 9.0 in, mean 9.9 in, 90th percentile 21 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Conifer Forests
- Arizona Mountains forests
- Colorado Rockies forests
- Sierra Nevada forests
- South Central Rockies forests
Other Abies in the catalogue
20 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
