Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Common name: coloradogran, white fir

Family: Pinaceae (pine family)

Distribution: Americas: W & SC USA-NW Mexico

Habitat: Mountainous areas 900-3,000 m

IUCN Red list: Least concern

Hardiness: Zone 5, Swedish hardiness zone map for woody plants

Life form: Evergreen tree

Usage: Trees

Cultivation: Is best cultivated in rich, evenly moist, somewhat acidic, sandy well-drained soils in full sun (best) to part shade. Mature established trees can tolerate some dryness, but moist soils are still preferable. Clay soils should be avoided.

Horticultural merit: The cultivar 'Compacta' has recieved the RHS AGM-award.

Name - meaning & etymology: The Genus, Abies, is a very old word that refers to silver fir (Abies alba) or some similar fir.
The specific epithet, concolor, means "same color" in Latin and refers to that the needles have the same color on the adaxial (upper) and abaxial (lower) sides.