EXOGENOUS SERIES-NEEDLELEAF WOODS. l6 y 



Red Fir, Noble Fir. Abies nobilis Lindl. 



Nomenclature. (Sudworth ) 



Noble Silver Far, Noble Red Bigtree, Feather-cone. Red 



T u /^ x Fir (Cal.). 



Larch (Oreg.). 



Locality. 



Northwestern United States. Cultivated in East. 

 Features of Tree. 



One to two hundred feet in height, six to nine feet in diameter 



Leaves curved. Large, beautiful tree. 

 Color, Appearance, or Grain of Wood. 



Heartwood reddish brown, sapwood darker. Rather close- 

 grained, compact structure. 



Structural Qualities of Wood. 

 Light, hard, strong, elastic. 



Representative Uses of Wood. 

 Fitted for house-trimmings. 



Weight of Seasoned Wood in Pounds per Cubic Foot. 



28. 

 Modulus of Elasticity. 



1,800,000. 

 Modulus of Rupture. 



22,200. 



Remarks. 



Grows at high elevations (3000 and 4000 *feet). With other fir 

 forms extensive forests. Sold as larch. 



Peters, "Forestry and Irrigation," Vol. VIII, No. 9 (Sept. 1902), pp. 362, 366. 



