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Abies grandis is a large evergreen conifer growing to 40–70 metres (130–230 feet) tall, exceptionally 100 m (330 ft), with a trunk diameter of up to 2 m (6 + 1 ⁄ 2 ft). The dead tree tops sometimes fork into new growth. [4] The bark is 5 centimetres (2 inches) thick, reddish to gray (but purple within), furrowed, and divided into slender ...
[5] The genus name is derived from the Latin "to rise" in reference to the height of its species. [6] The common English name originates with the Old Norse fyri or the Old Danish fyr. [7] They are large trees, reaching heights of 10–80 metres (33–262 feet) tall with trunk diameters of 0.5–4 m (1 ft 8 in – 13 ft 1 in) when mature.
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Abies lasiocarpa is a medium-sized evergreen conifer with a very narrow conic crown, growing to 20 metres (66 ft) tall, exceptionally 40–50 m (130–160 ft), with a trunk up to 1 m (3 ft 3 in) thick, exceptionally 2.1 m (6 ft 11 in). [4]
The seeds are 5–6 mm (3 ⁄ 16 – 1 ⁄ 4 in) long and 3–4 mm (1 ⁄ 8 – 3 ⁄ 16 in) broad, with a 12–15 mm (1 ⁄ 2 – 9 ⁄ 16 in) wing. Both coast Douglas-fir and Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir produce abundant crops of seed approximately every 2–11 years.
A burglar broke into an Upper West Side apartment and stole a safe containing nearly $400,000 in cash and jewelry early Thursday, cops said.
Abies magnifica, the red fir or silvertip fir, is a western North American fir, native to the mountains of southwest Oregon and California in the United States. It is a high-elevation tree, typically occurring at 1,400–2,700 metres (4,600–8,900 ft) elevation, though only rarely reaching tree line .
A raging two-alarm fire left 15 people injured in an Upper Manhattan apartment building Tuesday morning, reports say. The blaze tore through the first floor of a six-story building West 204th ...