Subalpine Fir (Abies lasiocarpa)

Family: Pinaceae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Form: Pyramidal, Upright or erect.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds, Bark/Inner Bark

Harvest Seasons: Fall, Late Summer, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

flavour and can be eaten raw or cooked. — The shoot tips are used as a tea substitute.; The cones can be ground into a fine powder, then mixed with fat and used as a confection.; It is said to be a delicacy and an aid to the digestion.; The resin from the trunk is used as a chewing gum.

Habitat & North American Range

Often found in poor and rocky soils, it is rarely seen below 600 metres. It grows in forests right up to the timber line where it is no more than a shrub on exposed slopes at high altitudes. (Zone 5, Zone 6)