Abies marocana
Common name: 
Moroccan Fir
Pronunciation: 
A-bez mar-o-KA-na
Family: 
Pinaceae
Genus: 
Abies
Synonyms: 
Abies pinsapo subsp. marocana
Type: 
Conifer
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon: 
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  • Conifer, evergreen, small to medium tree, crown conical, branches gray-yellow, glabrous, slightly furrowed.   Needles similar to Abies pinsapo but wider and longer (1-1.5 cm), not twisted at the base, resin ducts on the epidermis of the needle underside, (a definte distinction from A. pinsapo, Krüssmann, 1985).   Cones cylindrical, tapering at both ends, about 15 cm long to 6 cm wide.
  • Full sun, good drainage
  • Hardy to USDA Zone 6          Native to the mountains of Morocco.
  • Taxonomy: Abies maorcanna is now considered a separate species by the World Flora Online, not a supspecies of Abies pinsapo.
  • marocana: of Morocco.
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