Tags: Conifer.
The bristlecone fir or Santa Lucia fir (Abies bracteata) is a rare fir confined to slopes and the bottoms of rocky canyons in the Santa Lucia Mountains on the central coast of California USA. A small remnant community exists on the highest northern slopes of the Santa Susana Mountains in Southern California.It is a tree 20–35 m tall with a slender spire-like form. The bark is reddish-brown with wrinkles lines and resin vesicles (‘blisters’). The branches are downswept.
