Abies grandis 
Native of Oregon. 
Nat. Order : ConiFEr#. Tribe : ABIETINEZ. 
Abies grandis, Lindley in ‘‘ Penny Cyclop.” i. 30 (1833) ; Sargent, 
“Silva N. Amer.” xii. 117, t. 612 (1898); Veitch, Manual, 
ed. ii. 510 (1900). 
Picea grandis, Loudon, “ Arb. et. Frut. Brit.” iv. 2347 (1838). 
This fine fir came from Oregon in 1831. It is a rapid 
grower, and in its native country attains to a height of 
over two hundred feet. In rich deep soil it forms a lofty 
tree, but if placed in light soil resting on gravel it does not 
grow upwards, but has more of a spreading habit. Some 
trees on a gravel subsoil here have only reached a height 
of forty feet, with a circumference of a hundred and ten feet, 
while others planted long after in deep rich soil are already 
fifty-five feet high. They are all clothed to the ground with 
dense rich foliage. They have a fine bold appearance, but 
require a certain amount of shelter, as when they get large the 
branches seem somewhat brittle and are liable to get broken 
in storms. They should have a good deal of room to develop, 
and ought not to have other trees too near them. The older 
trees produce cones regularly here. 
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