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subalpine fir noun[ C or U ] (alsosub-alpine fir)uk /sʌbˌæl.paɪn ˈfɜːr/ us /sʌbˌæl.paɪn ˈfɝː/(alsoalpine fir) an evergreen tree (= one that never loses its leaves) with a narrow, pointed shape and grey-green needle-like leaves that grows mainly in North America: The spruce and subalpine fir forests are prime habitat for endangered mountain caribou. The lower half of the mountain is well-forested with alpine firs, spruce, and lodgepole pines. Forested slopes of lodge-pole pine and subalpine fir give way to aspen-covered foothills. More than 8,000 hectares of angleman spruce and sub-alpine fir trees were flattened in the storm. The hunters decided to use a patch of alpine fir to cover them until they could move into position. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Types of evergreen & coniferous tree araucaria arborvitae arbutus areca Atlantic white cedar eastern hemlock Eastern white pine eucalyptus ficus fir mallee monkey puzzle mountain laurel Norfolk Island pine Norway spruce scrub pine sequoia silver fir Sitka spruce strawberry tree |