Characteristics
Trees to 40(--50)m; trunk to 1. diam. Leaves bluish green to dark green or gray-green. Seed cones 4--7cm; bracts spreading, often reflexed. 2 n =26.
| Life form |
perennial
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| Growth form |
tree
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| Growth support |
-
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| Foliage retention |
evergreen
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| Sexuality |
monoecy
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| Pollination |
anemogamy
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| Spread |
anemochory
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| Mature width (meter) |
-
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| Mature height (meter) |
25.0 - 33.5
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| Root system |
-
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| Rooting depth (meter) |
0.7
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| Root diameter (meter) |
-
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| Flower color |
-
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| Blooming months |
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| Fruit color |
-
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| Fruiting months |
-
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| Nitrogen fixer |
-
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| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
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Environment
Coniferous or mixed forests; at elevations from 600-3,000 metres in the USA. Mixed mesophytic forest at medium to high elevations; at elevations from 2,300-3,300 metres in Mexico.
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Usage
The crystalline sugar exudate from the branches is eaten alone or with balsamroot seeds. It can be stored.
Cultivation
Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.
| Mode |
seedlings
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| Germination duration (days) |
30 - 180
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| Germination temperacture (C°) |
-
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| Germination luminosity |
light
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| Germination treatment |
stratification
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| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
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| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
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| Size |
-
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| Vigor |
-
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| Productivity |
-
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