red fir
Sierra Nevada conifer
Red fir is a large conifer native to the mountains of Oregon and California, distinguished by its reddish-brown bark.
The wood is used for lumber and pulp.
The name also applies to other firs with similar characteristics.
The trail wound through stands of red fir near the summit.
Retains foliage year-round
- needlePointed implement for sewing
- coneTapered solid, circular base
- gymnospermExposed-seed plant
- spruceNeat; also a conifer
pine · hemlock · cedar · balsam · softwood · resinous · coniferous · taiga
Sawn wood for building
- sawmillLog-to-board factory
- planksFlat construction lumber pieces
- boardsPlanks or governing bodies
- framingStructural or contextual shaping
construction · carpentry · woodwork · grain · knots · softwood · dimensional · milling
Saw-toothed mountain range
- cascadeSuccessive downward flow
- alpineOf high elevations
- montaneOf cooler elevated zones
- elevationHeight above reference point
subalpine · slope · ridge · snowpack · watershed · wilderness · national forest · high country
Overhead protective covering
- forestTree-dense ecosystem
- woodlandForested land area
- understoryForest's lower vegetation tier
- wildlifeUndomesticated natural organisms
shade-tolerant · old-growth · stand · bark beetle · fire-adapted · snag · habitat · ecosystem
evergreen
Retains foliage year-round
- needlePointed implement for sewing
- coneTapered solid, circular base
- gymnospermExposed-seed plant
spruce · pine · hemlock · cedar · balsam · softwood · resinous · coniferous · taiga · boreal
lumber
Sawn wood for building
framing · construction · carpentry · woodwork · grain · knots · softwood · dimensional · milling · beams
sierra
Saw-toothed mountain range
elevation · subalpine · slope · ridge · snowpack · watershed · wilderness · national forest · high country
canopy
Overhead protective covering
- forestTree-dense ecosystem
- woodlandForested land area
- understoryForest's lower vegetation tier
wildlife · shade-tolerant · old-growth · stand · bark beetle · fire-adapted · snag · habitat · ecosystem · biodiversity
bark
Sharp canine vocalization
tall · reddish · furrowed · aromatic · pyramidal · towering · majestic · specimen · stately · symmetrical
red firwhite fir
Pale-needled western conifer
larch · pine · spruce · Douglas fir · hemlock
red firdeciduous tree
Tree shedding leaves annually
oak · maple · birch · broadleaf tree · hardwood
red, fir, reds, redder, reddest, redden, reddened, reddening, redness