EXOGENOUS SERIES NEEDLELEAF WOODS. 161 



Red Fir, Noble Fir. Abies nobilis Lindl. 



Nomenclature. (Sudworth.) 



Noble Silver Fir, Noble Red Bigtree, Feather-cone, Red 



Fir. 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. 



