Grand Fir

Abies grandis (Douglas ex D. Don) Lindl. - Pine family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 150.0 feet

Planting Distance: 6.0 feet

Plant Type: Tree

Root Depth: 20 inches

Growth Form: Single Stem

Growth Rate: Moderate

Features

Flower Color: White, Green

Conspicuous Flowers: No

Bloom Time: Mid Spring

Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer

Evergreen: Yes

Fall Colors: No

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Tolerant

Clay Soil Tolerance: No

Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes

Drought Tolerance: Medium

Flood Tolerance: Low

Fire Tolerance: High

Salt Tolerance: None

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Wind

Larval Species depending on Grand Fir: Achytonix praeacuta, Acleris variana, Aseptis binotata, Barbara colfaxiana, Caripeta divisata, Choristoneura fumiferana, Choristoneura occidentalis, Choristoneura viridis, Cladara limitaria, Coleotechnites atrupictella, Coleotechnites granti, Dasychira grisefacta, Ditula angustiorana, Egira perlubens, Elpiste lorquinaria, Enypia griseata, Enypia packardata, Enypia venata, Epirrita autumnata omissa, Eupithecia annulata, Eupithecia harrisonata, Eupithecia longipalpata, Eupithecia luteata bifasciata, Eupithecia olivacea, Eupithecia palpata, Eupithecia transcanadata, Eupithecia unicolor, Eupithecia usurpata, Eustroma fasciata, Feralia jocosa, Gabriola dyari, Griselda radicana, Hofmannophila pseudospretella, Hydriomena irata, Hydriomena speciosata, Lambdina fiscellaria lugubrosa, Lambdina fiscellaria somniaria, Lophocampa argentata, Marmara oregonensis, Melanolophia imitata, Nematocampa filamentaria, Neoalcis californiaria, Neophasia menapia, Nepytia phantasmaria, Nepytia umbrosaria, Nepytia umbrosaria nigrovenaria, Operophtera occidentalis, Orgyia pseudotsugata, Panthea portlandia - group, Peridroma saucia, Pero behrensaria, Pero morrisonaria, Pero occidentalis, Petrova picicolana, Promylea lunigerella, Protoboarmia porcelaria indicataria, Semiothisa granitata-group, Spiramater lutra, Stenoporpia albescens, Synaxis pallulata, Syngrapha alias, Syngrapha celsa, Syngrapha rectangula, Syngrapha selecta, Thallophaga hyperborea, Xestia mustelina, Zeiraphera ratzeburgiana

Native Range

  • CAN:  British Columbia
  • USA:  California, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.