I was wandering in the part of the Conifer Collection called Pine Hill on the east side of Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Illinois in late November 2019 and came across a fir species I had never seen before and did not know, but it was labelled with this scientific name with a common name of Needle Fir. This species is from northeast Asia and is usually called Manchurian Fir. Its needles are 0.8 to 1.6 inches long, with no indentation on top, and are sharp pointed. The needles are sharp and prickly to the touch. They are bright green above with two big white stomata bands below. The cones are 4.8 to 5.5 inches long by 1.6 to 2 inches wide. This species grows about 6 to 12 inches/year, which is common for many fir species. There were several trees of this species in the collection.

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