The bark of the magnifica is reddish purple and closely furrowed, that of the concolor is gray and widely furrowed,—a noble pair, rivaled only by the Abies grandis, amabilis, and nobilis of the ...

Early summer brings our hottest, driest weather. It’s a major challenge both for landscape plants and for those in the ...

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Mountain lions (Puma concolor) are typically solitary animals and are most active at dawn and dusk. Their unique screaming behavior occurs during mating season, with females being the primary ...

America's diverse ecosystems harbor some truly remarkable wildlife, but among these creatures are species that pose significant risks to humans. From venomous reptiles to powerful predators and even ...

#19 White Fir (Abies concolor) White fir is a hardy, ornamental, native North American evergreen. It is a slow-growing, evergreen which makes an excellent landscape plant with its long, silvery, ...

As interest in lignocellulosic biomass feedstocks for conversion into transportation fuels grows, the summative compositional analysis of biomass, or plant-derived material, becomes ever more ...

The oleoresin secreted by grand fir (Abies grandis) is composed of resin acids derived largely from the abietane family of diterpene olefins as precursors which undergo subsequent oxidation of the C18 ...