CATTON ARBORETUM
Abies procera
Common name: Noble Fir
Year planted: 1996
Country of origin: US. Cascade mountains in Oregon and Washington State
Year introduced: David Douglas discovered in 1825 and seed sent to Scotland shortly after.
Description: In the wild it grows on mountain sides at 600 to1500m and reaches heights of 80m. It has a smooth silver grey bark with grey green foliage. The cones are large and heavy at up to 25cm which go from straw colour to brown before disintegrating in the autumn. The wood is soft and weak and prone to spiral cracking
what3words: eclipses.puff.stoppage
Tree number: 70
Year planted: 1996
Country of origin: US. Cascade mountains in Oregon and Washington State
Year introduced: David Douglas discovered in 1825 and seed sent to Scotland shortly after.
Description: In the wild it grows on mountain sides at 600 to1500m and reaches heights of 80m. It has a smooth silver grey bark with grey green foliage. The cones are large and heavy at up to 25cm which go from straw colour to brown before disintegrating in the autumn. The wood is soft and weak and prone to spiral cracking
what3words: eclipses.puff.stoppage
Tree number: 70
