Abies concolor

Botanical Description

Abies concolor is an evergreen tree with a long, narrow crown; it can grow from 45 - 55 metres tall, sometimes more. The straight, cylindrical bole can be 100 - 200cm in diameter[ 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. ]. The tree provides a useful timber and is ofen harvested from the wild and traded. A very ornamental tree, many dwarf forms have been developed for horticultural use, and the tree is sometimes grown as a 'Christmas tree'[ 1 Title RHS Dictionary of Plants plus Supplement. 1956 Publication Author F. Chittendon. Publisher Oxford University Press Year 1951 ISBN - Description Comprehensive listing of species and how to grow them. Somewhat outdated, it has been replaced in 1992 by a new dictionary (see [ 200 ]). , 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ]. Abies concolor is an extremely widespread species that occurs in numerous locations throughout much of the mountainous western North America and, more scattered, into Mexico. Whilst undoubtedly logged in past and present, this has little impact on the total population. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].