About the Subalpine Fir
This popular landscape plant grows slowly and is used extensively for specimen plantings. Its very narrow shape easily sheds snow at high elevations in the subalpine zones. Young trees will often even lay down in the snow and spring back up as the snow thaws. It is very important for this plant to have well drained soils. It is sometimes called “Alpine Fir” but “alpine” refers to the region above where any trees grow…