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Horizontally Spreading Branches... ... with no needles on the upper surfaces of the branches. This conifer is a Grand Fir although some &ldquo;locals&rdquo; call it a Balsam Fir which in reality grow wild east of the Rockies.<br /> <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/87470/slightly_notched_needles.html" title="Slightly Notched Needles..."><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2839/87470_thumb.jpeg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=dlcCOr%2FvatqKMPZwB5yWf%2FGE0eg%3D" width="200" height="150" alt="Slightly Notched Needles... ... of Abies grandis. Abies grandis,Abies grandisGrand fir,Canada,Fall,Geotagged" /></a></figure><br /> <br /> The needles are slightly notched at the tip and the under side has two prominent white strips of stomata.<br /> <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/87471/two_whitish_bands.html" title="Two Whitish Bands..."><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2839/87471_thumb.jpeg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=qoO9MM9s4zJfg2mbboga05grtRU%3D" width="200" height="150" alt="Two Whitish Bands... ... of stomata on the needles&rsquo; underside. The terminal notches can also be recognized. Abies grandis,Abies grandisGrand fir,Canada,Fall,Geotagged" /></a></figure><br /> <br /> <br /> The young trunks have resin blisters that when broken exude a sticky sap that&rsquo;s hard to remove from clothes. (Experiential evidence)<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/87472/resin_blisters.html" title="Resin Blisters..."><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2839/87472_thumb.jpeg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=9eh173kG%2B0DL9xGfcQOvsaCExhY%3D" width="200" height="150" alt="Resin Blisters... ... on a young Grand Fir trunk. At this point the trunk is about 20cm in diameter. Abies grandis,Abies grandisGrand fir,Canada,Fall,Geotagged" /></a></figure><br /> Abies grandis,Abies grandisGrand fir,Canada,Fall,Geotagged Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Horizontally Spreading Branches...

... with no needles on the upper surfaces of the branches. This conifer is a Grand Fir although some “locals” call it a Balsam Fir which in reality grow wild east of the Rockies.

Slightly Notched Needles... ... of Abies grandis. Abies grandis,Abies grandisGrand fir,Canada,Fall,Geotagged


The needles are slightly notched at the tip and the under side has two prominent white strips of stomata.

Two Whitish Bands... ... of stomata on the needles’ underside. The terminal notches can also be recognized. Abies grandis,Abies grandisGrand fir,Canada,Fall,Geotagged



The young trunks have resin blisters that when broken exude a sticky sap that’s hard to remove from clothes. (Experiential evidence)
Resin Blisters... ... on a young Grand Fir trunk. At this point the trunk is about 20cm in diameter. Abies grandis,Abies grandisGrand fir,Canada,Fall,Geotagged

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Nice job, Gary! Trees are relatively underdocumented despite their huge size, so very happy you're doing this. Posted 5 years ago
    1. View gary fast's profile
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      Ferdy, thanks. Being surrounded by them one sort of ignores them. These fir trees have always puzzled me. When younger and interested in microscopy I mounted my own slides using Canada Balsam. Seems that the resin has the same refractive index as crown glass! The same stuff that was impossible to get off my hands and clothes when those resin blisters are punctured. Posted 5 years ago
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    I love how you documented the features of this tree! Posted 5 years ago
    1. View gary fast's profile
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      Thank you! Posted 5 years ago

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The Grand fir

''Abies grandis'' is a fir native to the Pacific Northwest and Northern California of North America, occurring at altitudes of sea level to 1,800 m. It is a major constituent of the Grand Fir/Douglas Fir Ecoregion of the Cascade Range.

The tree typically grows to 40–70 m in height, and may be the tallest Abies species in the world. There are two varieties, the taller coast grand fir, found west of the Cascade Mountains, and the shorter interior grand fir, found east of the Cascades... more

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Uploaded Dec 9, 2019. Captured Dec 8, 2019 13:18 in 315 Whaletown Rd, Whaletown, BC V0P 1Z0, Canada.
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  • E-M5MarkII
  • f/7.1
  • 1/100s
  • ISO1250
  • 30mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.