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Balsam & fir. First described in 1768 balsam fir is a medium-sized tree generally reaching 40-60 feet in height and 1-1 12 feet in diameter. Balsam fir a small to medium-sized coniferoustree is one of the most symmetrical and beauti-ful species of our northern forests. Besides that you may hear balsam called fir needle or Canadian fir.
Balsam fir is closely related to Fraser fir A. It seems to gladly suffer the Canadian cold but is also comfortable when planted in mid-latitude eastern North America. The tree is one of Americas most popular Christmas trees.
Add to Favorites Balsam Fir Tree Seeds TreeSeedMan 5 out of 5 stars 2 205. Found in most of the species range. Balsam fir Abies balsamea is a species of fir native to eastern North America.
It exhibits a relatively dense dark-green pyramidal crown with a slender spire-like tip. Enjoy 60 More Skin-Friendly Varieties. Are probably relicts of an ancestral taxon which exhibited north-south clinal variation.
They quickly become the evenly shaped dense conical trees that we recognize as Christmas trees but they dont stop there. Both are often called fir oil just as balsam oil is. Balsam fir is the most cold-hardy and aromatic of all firs.
Other popular ones are Abies alba which is the silver fir from Europe and Douglas fir Pseudotsuga menziesii. Balsamea it normally grows to a height of 60 feet and can live at sea level to 6000 feet. Trees in Virginia and West Virginia are possibly hybrids between these two species.