January 7,
Audubon Habitat Wildlife Sanctuary, Belmont
Abaxial side (underside) of the branchlet shown in previous photo.
The grayish green color does not appear much different from that on the upper
side, hence the epithet "concolor." In other
firs the underside is of contrasting lighter color due to concentration of
stomata there; in this species stomata are distributed about
evenly on both sides.