Abies procera Rehder

Noble fir (en), Sapin noble (fr)

Species

Gymnosperms > Pinales > Pinaceae > Abies

Characteristics

Trees to 80m; trunk to 2.  diam.; crown spirelike. Bark grayish brown, in age becoming thick and deeply furrowed (furrows and ridges about same width) and reddish brown (especially reddish when plates flake off). Branches diverging from trunk at right angles, stiff; twigs reddish brown, finely pubescent for several years. Buds hidden by leaves, tan, ovoid, small, not resinous, apex rounded; basal scales short, broad, equilaterally triangular, pubescent centrally, not resinous, margins entire to crenate, apex sharp-pointed. Leaves 1--3(--3.5)cm ´ 1.5--2mm, 1-ranked, flexible, proximal portion often appressed to twig for 2--  (best seen on abaxial surface of twig), distal portion divergent; cross section flat, with prominent raised midrib abaxially, with or without groove adaxially, or cross section 4-sided on fertile branches; odor pungent, faintly turpentinelike; abaxial surface with 2--4 glaucous bands, each band with (4--)6--7 stomatal rows; adaxial surface bluish green, with 0--2 glaucous bands, each band with 0--7 stomatal rows at midleaf; apex rounded to notched; leaves on fertile branches 4-sided with 4 bands of stomates below; resin canals small, near margins and abaxial epidermal layer. Pollen cones at pollination ± purple, ± red, or reddish brown. Seed cones oblong-cylindric, 10--15 ´ 5--6.5cm, green, red, or purple, overlaid with green bracts, at maturity brown (bracts light-colored and scales dark), sessile, apex rounded; scales ca. 2.5 ´ 3cm, pubescent; bracts exserted and reflexed over scales. Seeds 12 ´ 6mm, body reddish brown; wing slightly longer than body, light brown to straw; cotyledons (4--)5--6(--7). 2 n =24.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination anemogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 4.0 - 6.5
Mature height (meter) 60.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.5
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months
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Fruit color
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Deep forests at elevations between 600-1,500 metres. The best specimens are found in deep rich soils with a short cool growing season and abundant annual precipitation, mainly as snow.
Light 5-8
Soil humidity 2-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 2-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-7

Usage

Uses environmental use material medicinal social use wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use Cold Remedy (leaf), Cough Medicine (leaf), Cold Remedy (unspecified), Dermatological Aid (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by graftings or seedlings.
Mode graftings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 26 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 22
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -23
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Abies procera habit picture by Dieter Albrecht (cc-by-sa)
Abies procera habit picture by Dieter Albrecht (cc-by-sa)
Abies procera habit picture by Else Nolden (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Abies procera leaf picture by Manfred Konrad (cc-by-sa)
Abies procera leaf picture by Dieter Albrecht (cc-by-sa)
Abies procera leaf picture by Else Nolden (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Abies procera flower picture by Rico Mende (cc-by-sa)
Abies procera flower picture by Daniel Ridley (cc-by-sa)
Abies procera flower picture by Adam Van Straten (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Abies procera fruit picture by Jensen Aron (cc-by-sa)
Abies procera fruit picture by Höfer Heiko (cc-by-sa)
Abies procera fruit picture by Claudia Weidt-Goldmann (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Abies procera world distribution map, present in Canada and United States of America

Conservation status

Abies procera threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:676607-1
WFO ID wfo-0000511367
COL ID 8KFP
BDTFX ID 8
INPN ID 79350
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Picea nobilis Abies nobilis Pseudotsuga nobilis Pinus nobilis Abies procera f. glauca Abies procera f. prostrata Abies nobilis var. argentea Abies nobilis var. compacta Abies nobilis var. glauca Abies nobilis var. glaucophylla Abies nobilis var. prostrata Abies nobilis var. robusta Picea nobilis var. glauca Pinus nobilis f. glauca Abies procera