Grand fir
Needles attached singly via sucker-like bases and strongly pectinate, spreading horizontally either side of the shoot. Needles in the crown of the tree and especially on fertile shoots can be very different in appearance; often much more chunky and more upright along the twig. Needles with two distinct bands of whitish-green stomata on the underside, and no stomata on the upper surface. When crushed needles emit strong orange-citrus scent. Terminal buds small, brown, rounded, and usually with a slight coating of resin. Shoot with a covering of pale short dense hairs in the first year or two. Cones usually high up in the crown of the tree, upright on the branches, and disintegrate in situ when mature. Bracts inserted.
Grand fir was introduced to Great Britain in 1831 by David Douglas and is native to north-western North America where it is found from the south of Vancouver Island down to northern California. It is widely planted as a forestry species, and also as an amenity tree where it often reaches great heights.