Family: Pinaceae

High Risk Traits:

• Naturalized in New Zealand and Great Britain
  
• Possibly allelopathic
  
• Flammable
  
• Tolerates many soil conditions (and potentially able to exploit many different habitat types)
  
• Shade-tolerant
  
• Forms dense stands in native range
  
• Able to hybridize with other Abies species
  
• Wind-dispersed seeds

Low Risk Traits:

• Despite ability to spread, no negative impacts have been documented
  
• Palatable to browsing animals (may limit spread outside cultivated areas)
  
• Landscaping and ornamental value
  
• Popular Christmas tree
  
• Long time to reproductive maturity (20+ years)
  
• Seeds do not persist longer than 1 year