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Vancouver fir

Age: 25 to 30 years old

Time before cutting: 4 years

Estimated CO₂ absorption: 80 kg - 100 kg

€25 VAT incl.

€24.89 Expected gross gain

Vancouver fir

The Vancouver fir (also known as Grand fir, Giant fir, lowland Hhite fir, Great silver fir, Western white fir, or Oregon fir), is a tree species of the Pinaceae family, native to North America. It was introduced in Europe in 1831. This tree can reach 50 to 55 m in France, and up to 80 m in its original territory. Its wood, easy to work with, is used in France for carpentry, woodwork, box-making, formwork and paper-making.

- Growth: rapid
- Height: 50 to 55 meters
- Foliage: flat, straight, non-prickly, dark green, glossy needles
- Trunk: conical, even pyramidal. Flat secondary branches
- Bark: brown-green, with many pockets of resin
- Color: olive green

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About Pleyben forest

In Brittany, between the Monts d’Arrée and the Black Mountains (Montagnes Noires), lies the Pleyben forest. From the forest, you can catch a glimpse of the Mont Saint-Michel, the highest point in Brittany (385 m).

The forest is made up of more than ten different species, including Vancouver fir, sycamore maple, wild cherry, Sitka spruce, chestnut, Douglas fir and red oak. There is also a wealth of biodiversity, with a river, two ponds below the plot, and five beehives.
These beehives were built by Pierre Douguet, the former owner, using wood from the forest, and were placed at the edge of the plot to allow small pollinating insects to work in hives built locally.

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