Canaan fir is also more tolerant of high moisture. The ability to hold needles after being cut makes these firs desirable Christmas trees. This is a beautiful evergreen tree from the Pacific and Rocky Mountain regions. These firs have excurrent branching patterns and have a pyramidal habit with spreading, whorled branches. Bark is usually smooth and thin on young trees, becoming thicker and more furrowed on older trees.
Leaves are narrow and linear.
Foliage is a pleasing silver color, ranging from white to bluish-green. Leaves are stomatiferous above and below. Foliage is constricted above the base and is shed leaving a relatively smooth twig that is quite different than the spruce twig. Cone scales are shed individually with the seed, leaving a stick protruding above the branch. An excellent tree for ornamental plantings, these firs develop into stately and graceful lawn specimens.