Common names:
Arizona subalpine fir, Corkbark fir, Arizona Rocky Mountain fir
Description
Tree to 30(-40) m tall, with trunk to 1.2(-2) m in diameter. Bark on large trunks relatively thin, grey-brown, fissured towards base. Buds 3-6 mm long, resinous at the tips or overall. Fresh leaf scars tan around the edges. Needles arranged all around the twigs but turned to the sides and above on both upper and lower branches, (1-)1.5-2.5(-3) cm long, light green or bluish green with wax above, the tips notched or rounded. Pollen cones 13-20 mm long, greenish purple. Seed cones cylindrical, (5-)7-10(-12) cm long, (2-)3-4 cm across, dull purple when young, maturing purplish brown. Seed body 5-7 cm long, the wing up to about twice as long.
Southern Colorado through Arizona and New Mexico; 600-3,000 m.
