subalpine fir hi walter thanks very nice pics again i'm doing very little on wiki just at the mo my computer seems set to expire keeps on freezing in mid type grrrr so if i disappear that's why nootka cypress has been reclassified recently you'll find it at callitropsis nootkatensis now the reasons for the change are outlined there thank you i've put nootka cypress in the proper category now i'm sorry to hear of your computer woes best wishes thanks been wondering do you have any opinion on whether it would be better to have subalpine fir at one page or two the two species split used by fl n amer is far from universally accepted e g usda don't accept it i was thinking of a moving the present page to just 'subalpine fir' and b expanding on the one two species discussion to make a page similar to that for white fir also split into two species by fl n amer or the coverage of alpine spruce at norway spruce let me know what you think i think that is a good proposal and support it pojar op cit does much the same and it works well coast range subalpine fir and rocky mountains subalpine fir would be replaced by redirects to help those unfamiliar with the issue will do computer permitting just now it seems to need hours cool off time for every half hour of working before it goes on the blink yet a temperature indicator says it isn't overheating hmmm needs an admin to do it i'll give guettarda a buzz addenum guettarda's done it now i'll start working on the page i thought the white fir and norway spruce articles were very good thanks some redirects for the white fir and norway spruce common names seem to be missing is this intentional no my oversight i'm forever forgetting to do all the necessary redirects by all means add any you see missing do you have plans to work on abies amabilis anytime soon it is the dominant mid elevation species west of the cascade crest in washington often with only small number of other individuals mostly thuja plicata and tsuga heterophylia yes again computer permitting for pics i've got a studio closeup of some foliage useful to show the dense pubescence but a pic or two or three or four from the wild would be brilliant any options on getting cones or is it a poor crop this year your suggestions of image subjects from washington are welcome any are welcome if there's lots they can always go in format outsize trees are nice but typical 'average' mature specimens are also perhaps better for an encyclopedia i liked the whitebark pine pic in that respect and shots of foliage cones vine maple would be good too there's already a pd pic from the usda but it's very low res and could do with replacing ditto for several other broadleaves too and taxus brevifolia only very low res pd pic at the mo best wishes thanks again thank you for the image suggestions i think that i can get some of them soon thought of another grand fir could do with a tree pic perhaps the giant tree images could go into a new article giant trees or something similar eventually someone else suggested that too by moving the champion trees section out of tree to its own page it might be a good idea why not request admin status i'd be happy to suggest it if you prefer thanks i may do yet guettarda is also suggesting it pacific silver fir hi walter done now awaiting a pic for the taxobox and any more details i've omitted excellent article i like the illustrations you found especially the closeup of the lower surface i spent several hours looking through thousands of images without finding any that are suitable either the trees foliage are incidental to the image or the identity of the species is uncertain now that i have a good reason to go on a photography expedition the weather has turned bad snow is forecast down to to ' in the next few days it is our first significant storm of the fall when it improves i'll try to