Abies concolor is an evergreen tree from the Pinaceae family. It is upright, growing up to 60 m in height. The trunk is up to 2 meters in diameter, the bark is light gray, initially smooth, later deeply furrowed.

The leaves are needle-like, initially bluish-green, later dark green, flat, soft, 3-8 cm long, about 2 mm wide, bent upwards and their tip is blunt. The male flowers are yellow and round, the female ones are green-yellow tassels. Cones are erect, cylindrical, 6-12 cm long, about 4 cm wide and initially greenish-purple, later turning brown. They consist of 100-150 scales, winged seeds ripen 6 months after pollination. After ripening, as with other dishes, they decompose on the tree.

It is naturally distributed on the Rocky Mountains, in the western part of North America, where it grows in hilly and mountainous areas up to 3400 m above sea level. It grows quickly, the tree is resistant to low temperatures and urban pollution. Lives up to approximately 350 years.