ALPINE CHRISTMAS TREES - Key Persons

Also found in the NW US, the Grand Fir christmas tree is one of the more common christmas trees. The Northwest native Americans have a history of making uses of grand fir foliage and branches. Kwakwaka'wakw shamans wove its branches into headdresses and costumes and used the branches for scrubbing individuals in purification rites. The Hesquiat tribes used its branches as incense and decorative clothing for wolf dancers.

The Noble Fir (Abies procera) Christmas tree is a Northwest US fir tree, native to the Cascade Range and Coastal Ranges along the mountains of northern California, Oregon and Washington. It is a high altitude tree found at 1,000' to 5,000. altitude. These trees are very clean and the extra space between their branches allow for larger ornaments.