White Fir

Abies concolor

Turning back to face the Visitor Center, look to your right about twenty feet to the right of the walk for the large White Fir. This tree is native to the mountains of western North America. This large evergreen coniferous tree grows best in the central Sierra Nevada of California, where the record specimen was recorded as 246 feet tall and measured 183 inches in diameter in Yosemite National Park. White fir is a preferred construction species because of its nail-holding ability, lightness in weight and resistance to splitting. It is also popular as a Christmas tree owing to its soft needles and excellent needle retention.