West Himalayan Fir
Abies pindrow
Pinaceae · coniferous tree · introduced
Last updated
Quick Facts
Height
200 ft
Growth Rate
Slow
Light
Sun to Part Shade
Soil
Moist
Water
Moderate
Hardiness
Zone Zones 8a–8b
Origin
TEMPERATE ASIA: Afghanistan (east)
Watch for this season
RustHigh
Aecial Stage (Alternate Host)
Armillaria Root RotModerate
Active Below-ground Growth
Balsam woolly adelgidModerate
Spring Activation
Diseases: Regionally Documented (15)
Melampsorella caryophyllacearum [VERIFY] Broom Rust Current-season Needle Necrosis Drought Injury Grovesiella punctata Grovesiella Canker Heterobasidion occidentale Otrosina & Garbel Heterobasidion Root Disease Multiple fungi (Rhizosphaera spp., Stigmina spp., Lirula ... Interior Needle Blight Rhabdocline spp. including R Needle Cast Neonectia Canker Delphinella balsameae Purple Needle Eater (Delphinella Shoot Blight) Root Rot, Phytophthora Multiple genera (Melampsoridium, Thekopsora, Naohidemyces... Rust Multiple pathogens cause shoot blight on different hosts:... Shoot Blight Armillaria spp. — primarily A Armillaria Root Rot Pucciniastrum spp. Rust (Pucciniastrum) Uredinopsis spp. Rust (Uredinopsis)
Pests: Regionally Documented (8)
Data Maturity Structured Multiple sources. Expert review underway.