What type of fir?

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Mountaindweller Dolan Springs, AZ(Zone 9a) Sep 11, 2013

A friend gifted this to me but I've forgotten what she said it was. I'm hoping it is something naturally droopy or it just simply isn't 'happy'!

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Weerobin Saint Louis, MO(Zone 6a) Sep 11, 2013

Looks more like a deodar cedar than a fir.
There are many weeping forms (which can be very beautiful).

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Mountaindweller Dolan Springs, AZ(Zone 9a) Sep 11, 2013

Thanks, I guess they are slow growers? It's living in the mohave desert, I don't know of it will thrive.

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Resin Northumberland, United Kingdom(Zone 9a) Sep 11, 2013

Yep, Deodar Cedar. And yep, naturally droopy. It should be OK with some irrigation, as long as the irrigation water is salt-free.

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Mountaindweller Dolan Springs, AZ(Zone 9a) Sep 12, 2013

Thanks- just now it's been rainwater from the monsoons, otherwise well water, which seems to do fine. I read its a fast grower. Can I hope for 10 feet tall in 2-3 years? It's been in the ground since June of 2012.

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Resin Northumberland, United Kingdom(Zone 9a) Sep 12, 2013

Not that fast - I'd say in 6 or 7 years. Maybe 4-5 years with irrigation.

Resin

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