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The bark is gray-brown to gray-green and is smooth with resin blisters, developing few, if any, deep grooves as it ages.

Identifying Features: The Sacred Fir can be differentiated by its leaves that have a pointy (acute) tip rather than blunt or notched like most other fir trees. There are only stomata on the lower leaf surface and not the upper. While the leaf arrangement appears similar to Pacific Silver Fir, their middle leaves tend to point upwards more than forwards. The Red Fir sometimes has acute leaf tips, but its leaves are 3-4 sided rather than flat. Douglas firs may turn brown, lose excessive needles or die when subject to severe environmental factors such as drought, winter desiccation or poorly-drained soil. Fungal infections or pest infestations can be diagnosed by careful analysis, such as by the observation of fruiting bodies on needles. When the needle falls off, it does not leave any woody peg-like protrusion, as in the case of a Spruce needle.

Noble fir, Fraser fir, and Balsam fir are very popular Christmas trees, generally considered to be the best trees for this purpose. Many are also very decorative garden trees.

But if you can see the top of the tree and see upright cones, you are most likely looking at a true fir tree. Numerous non-coniferous evergreen trees, such as holly, bay, strawberry tree and mimosa, are best pruned in spring. Should I prune a young tree? On the moderate levels, the Silver Fir scales 130 -160 ft, the Spanish Fir doing about 65- 95 feet. Phytophthora root rot is common in other evergreens as well as Douglas fir and again is a problem for Christmas tree growers as well as the lumber industry. It’s found all over the world.

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Identifying Features: Fraser Fir is one of the smallest fir trees, which helps make its seed cones more visible and helps distinguish it from other firs, as does the sometimes very dark green leaves. It is similar to Balsam Fir but not as spire-topped, and its leaves are usually a bit more conspicuously notched. Subalpine Fir is also similar but has much lighter green leaves. Identifying Features: The yellowish-green to bluish-green leaves of Douglas Fir are attached singly to the branches on small petioles (leaf stalks) in a whorl all around the twig, unlike true firs. Their narrowly conical green scaly seed cones hang downwards instead of upwards and often fall off the tree intact before disintegrating, also unlike true firs. Compared to spruce, their leaves are much softer, their cones much scalier, and their whorled leaves do not spread as perfectly radially. It’s a difficult one to diagnose without actually digging the tree up and looking at the root. However, suspect this if the whole tree’s turning brown branch by branch and it hasn’t been subjected to severe drought or recently transplanted. Fungicides don’t work, so call an arborist. They may recommend removing the tree (and burning it to get rid of the spores). And you’ll need advice if you want to replant anything in the same spot. Due to their short stature and conical shape, you are likely to see these trees in ornamental gardens. Unlike many types of fir where the foliage only grows at the top, the whole shape of the tree is conical. The needles of Korean fir grow densely on the twigs and curl in on themselves. Although less definitive for identifying these three conifers, examining the cones and branches of a tree offers more helpful hints. Pine

The Korean Fir is a small to medium-sized tree with Without doubt, the most important information to identify whether a tree is pine, spruce, or fir is observed in the needles. Spruce needles grow singularly on the branch (unlike pine needles) and are round (unlike fir needles) Identifying Spruce, Pine or Fir Based on their Cones and Branches

The Second Step: Cones and Branches Further the Study

All evergreen trees, including Douglas fir, will see some of their needles go brown and drop off every year. The difference is that in deciduous trees, all foliage drops off – in Douglas fir, it’s just a small proportion each year, so it isn’t so noticeable. Unlike the needles of a pine, these tend to grow from a single origin point and are attached to small, stalk-like woody projections. Properly balanced nourishment of the Fir tree achieves the objective of healthy growth, and it also enhances the immunity of the tree. Needles on the balsam fir are typically soft and have a rich green color. These needle leaves are arranged spirally on the branches but they appear to be in 2 horizontal rows. As with most fir trees, the long cones grow erect on the stems. The balsam fir tree has grayish bark. Its dark blue-green leaves are unique, instead of flattened, they are four or sometimes three-sided, similar to spruce. The leaf tip is pointy or rounded. They have two prominent bands of stomata on their lower surface and one on their glaucous blue-green upper surface that may divide into two near the leaf base.