Grand Fir, also called White Fir, is most likely found in areas that appear as understory or forest. A tree and a member of the Pinaceae Family, it grows by Kiosk 02. Grand Fir
is ubiquitous along the Cascade Range and is logged for lumber, but rarely replanted. Douglas Fir has been replacing their habitat for the last 70 years. Pilchuck Learning Center’s sponsored Western Washington State University SAM Project extinction possibility is slight; abundant, native to the Cascadia Floristic Region Floristic Region.
Easily identified by their long flat needles. These needles, pitch, and roots of this tree were used by Native Americans as a tonic and/or medicine. In can grow to almost a football field in length (tall), towering above all other Abies in the world: the Abies grandis!
http://naeb.brit.org/uses/search/?string=Abies+grandis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abies_grandis
https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=ABGR
https://www.plc215.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Kiosk-02.pdf
https://burkeherbarium.org/imagecollection/taxon.php?Taxon=Abies%20grandis
http://www.burkemuseum.org/research-and-collections/botany-and-herbarium/collections/database/results.php?Genus=Abies&Species=grandis&SourcePage=search.php&IncludeSynonyms=Y&SortBy=DESC&SortOrder=Year
How many feet tall might the Grand Fir grow?
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