De topn van de noaldn zyn geweunlik min of mêer ingekêept (lik by Abies firma), mo somtyds ofgeroend of stomp (lik by Abies concolor, Abies magnifica) of scherp en prikknd (lik by Abies bracteata, Abies cephalonica, Abies holophylla). De noaldn van joenge plantn zyn geweunlik scherpr.