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Photo © Jessie H. all rights reserved
I 5, Camp Murray, Pierce, Washington, 98433, United States of America (Google, OSM)
47.1299507567, -122.5415039063
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Description

Flat when lack of sunlight; needles go horizontally

Apr. 03, 2012 17:53:58 -0700
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Pacific Silver Fir - Photo (c) Brent Miller, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
hsin119's ID: Pacific Silver Fir (Abies amabilis)
Posted by hsin119 about 1 year ago (Flag)
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That's a coast douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii) not an amabilis fir (pacific silver fir). Amabilis has stiffer darker green needles, but the easiest way to tell them apart is by their cones. A native legend says that these are the behinds of mice that hid in a douglas-fir cone, but I can't remember the rest. The cone scales each have a "mouse behind" on them.
You should probably look at an image of a cone, because I am not very good at describing stuff.

Posted by linden13 about 1 year ago (Flag)
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Pacific Silver Fir - Photo (c) Brent Miller, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
hsin119's ID: Pacific Silver Fir (Abies amabilis)

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