white fir
noun
: a large fir (Abies concolor) of western North America with pale usually bluish-green foliage, a narrow erect crown, and soft wood that is used for lumber
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The white fir tree, which stands 60 feet tall and weighs 12,000 pounds, is adorned with thousands of lights, icicles and strobes.
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Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024
This stunning example includes boughs cut from white fir, Fraser fir, juniper, and Southern magnolia.
—Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Sep. 2023
Conditions favored shade-tolerant trees — white fir, red fir and incense cedar — that prefer dense, closed canopies.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2023
There were 12 million dead white fir trees, an increase of 691%, across 1.5 million acres, and 15 million dead red firs, an increase of 242%, across 890,000 acres.
—Nathan Solisstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2023
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Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024
This stunning example includes boughs cut from white fir, Fraser fir, juniper, and Southern magnolia.
—Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Sep. 2023
Conditions favored shade-tolerant trees — white fir, red fir and incense cedar — that prefer dense, closed canopies.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2023
There were 12 million dead white fir trees, an increase of 691%, across 1.5 million acres, and 15 million dead red firs, an increase of 242%, across 890,000 acres.
—Nathan Solisstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2023
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“White fir.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20fir. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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