CATTON ARBORETUM
Abies grandis
Common name: Grand Fir
Year planted: 1994
Country of origin: US. British Columbia and the Rocky Mountains
Year introduced: Discovered by David Douglas on the Columbia river in 1825 and brought to UK in 1830
Description: A tall Fir reaching 90m in its native environment. Its 3 to 5 cm needles are a deep glossy green towards the sky but a grey/green on the underside. The inner bark was believed to have medicinal properties and native Americans used it for treating colds and fever. The timber is a soft wood and used in the construction industry and for paper making
what3words: anchovies.unsettled.grass
Tree number: 66
Year planted: 1994
Country of origin: US. British Columbia and the Rocky Mountains
Year introduced: Discovered by David Douglas on the Columbia river in 1825 and brought to UK in 1830
Description: A tall Fir reaching 90m in its native environment. Its 3 to 5 cm needles are a deep glossy green towards the sky but a grey/green on the underside. The inner bark was believed to have medicinal properties and native Americans used it for treating colds and fever. The timber is a soft wood and used in the construction industry and for paper making
what3words: anchovies.unsettled.grass
Tree number: 66
