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"Fig. 60. Cones of Abies - From bottom to top, A. grandis (Grand Fir), A. Balsamea (Balsam Fir), A. Picea (Silver Fir)." L.H. Bailey, 1917

Fir Tree Cones

"Fig. 60. Cones of Abies - From bottom to top, A. grandis (Grand Fir), A. Balsamea (Balsam Fir), A.…

Abies Balsamea (Balsam Fir) or Balm of Gilead Fir, lvs. dark green and lustrous above, pale below, rounded or obtusely short pointed and occasionally emarginate, acute or acuminate on fertile branches: cones oblong, cylindrical, purple, 2&1/2-4 in. long; bracts shorter or rarely slightly longer than their scales." L.H. Bailey, 1917

Balsam Fir Tree Cone

Abies Balsamea (Balsam Fir) or Balm of Gilead Fir, lvs. dark green and lustrous above, pale below, rounded…