Noble Fir

This fir is large, a giant sized tree. It was warm enough this morning to sit outside and watch life go by. When looking around with the bino's I spotted these purple flowers. Later in the year I will capture some of the BIG cones for a blip.

Another warm sunny day, although ........the burn is quite low. Our water comes from a hill supply, a spring that has given the four properties water for a few years plus some. (There are remains of cottages nearby). The water is delivered via the burn, no chemicals, an occasional fish and a UV filter on the supply to the kitchen sink.

Info from the internet:
The Noble Fir is one of the many plant introductions from North America of the great plant hunter David Douglas. First brought to Britain in 1830, it is the largest of the true firs, hence the common name ‘Noble’. An imposing tree with downward-sweeping grey-blue foliage and large cones which are borne very freely, it makes an impressive specimen tree.

Flower, seed and fruit
The flowers appear in April. The reddish male flowers are borne beneath the leaves, the greenish-yellow female flowers are upright. The large cones, to 25cm, are borne freely even on young trees; they are green, ripening to brown.

Wildlife
Insects shelter in the plates of the bark. Birds like the Siskin and the Crossbill are attracted to the Noble Fir for nesting sites and for feeding