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Shoreline Community College Arboretum: Noble Fir

Shoreline CC Arboretum is the student-led initiative to document and inform the incredible diversity of over 200 species of flora adorning our outdoor campus as it grows and changes with future development.

Title

Noble Fir

Abies procera (PINACEAE)

Description

Range

Pac. NW to Northern California

Ecology

Ecology

"Noble fir provides cover and thermal protection for wildlife." [1]

Equity

Equity: Cultural and Historical Significance

"Noble fir brings a substantial price as a Christmas tree. It is also utilized as ornamental greenery.

Noble fir is also important in watershed protection." [1]

Economics

Economics

"The soft wood of noble fir is lightweight and has good form . It is the strongest wood of the true firs. The wood is suitable for light construction and pulping. High-quality noble fir wood is used for moldings, sash and door stock, venetian blinds, and veneer. The wood of noble fir is also a specialty wood used for ladder rails and airplane construction because of its high strength to weight ratio. Noble fir wood is exported to Japan for home building. [1]

Sources

Sources

[1] Cope, Amy B. 1993. Abies procera. In: Fire Effects Information System,. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). Available: https://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/tree/abipro/all.html.

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