Balsam Fir

Balsam Fir
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Balsam Fir
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common name for the evergreen tree Abies balsamea of NE North American boreal forests. It has small needles and cones and is used for lumber.

Balsam fir is one of the major food supplies for moose in the winter. Caribou and white tailed deer leave it alone. Red squirrels will eat the male flower buds.

Dwarf Balsam Fir
These cone-bearing evergreens, commonly called firs, are large, majestic trees. Place them in groups, singly in lawns, or in forest plantings. Their upright cones vary in color -- purple, blue, red-brown or green -- by species.

( Prostrata Balsam Fir )
'Prostrata' grows in a dwarf and prostrate form. It features densely arranged, flat needles. Popular as a Christmas tree, Abies balsamea rarely grows above 50 feet.

balsam fir Pinaceae Abies balsamea (L.) Mill.   symbol: ABBA
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Balsam Fir
Balsam Fir (Abies Balsamea) - A slender northern forest Fir rarely attaining a height of more than 80 feet, and much smaller in high Arctic regions. Hardy in England. N. America.
California White Fir ...

* 16. Balsam Fir/ (Bf)/ Abies balsamea
leaves
1-3 cm long.
singly borne,flattened.
usually arranged on two sides of the twig.
sessile.

Dwarf Balsam Fir
(Abies balsamea 'Nana', 60 cm tall, 1 m wide)
This variety has both mounding and arching habits.

Southern Balsam Fir
A. fraseri are native to the Appalachian Mountains in the southeastern United States. They grow to heights of 30-40 feet tall and widths of 20-25 feet wide.

Abies balsamea, Balsam Fir
Acer negundo, Boxelder
Acer saccharum, Sugar Maple
Acer saccharinum, Silver Maple
Aesculus spp., Buckeyes
Betula lenta, Sweet Birch
Chamaecyparis thyoides, Atlantic White Cypress or Atlantic Whitecedar ...

Abies balsamea [Balsam Fir] Common Name List
(plant habit) (branchlets) (info)
By far the most popular cultivar of Abies balsamea:
‘Nana' [Dwarf Balsam Fir] Common Name List
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Southern Balsam Fir [English]: Abies fraseri
Southern Balsam Fir [English]: Abies fraseri 'Franklin'
Southern Balsam Fir [English]: Abies fraseri 'Julian Potts'
Southern Balsampear [English]: Momordica balsamina ...

Other common names are Lowland Fir, Lowland White Fir, Lowland Silver Fir, Lowland Balsam Fir.
Grand Fir (Abies grandis (Dougl.) Forbes) ...

Abies balsamea (Balsam Fir)
Abies bracteata (Santa Lucia Fir, Bristlecone Fir)
Abies concolor (White Fir)
Abies firma (Japanese Fir, Momi Fir)
Abies fraseri (Southern Balsam Fir, Fraser Fir)
Abies grandis (Grand Fir)
Abies homolepis (Nikko Fir) ...

nigra, Larix americana, Abies balsamea (balsam fir), Thuja canadensis (hemlock spruce), Pinus Strobus (Weymouth pine), Thuja occidentalis (white cedar), Taxus canadensis are characteristic species.

Abies balsamea Hudsonia Group (Balsam fir Hudsonia Group)
Abies concolor (White fir)
Abies concolor 'Compacta' (Compact white fir) ...

Many of the true firs are incorrectly called balsam. The true balsam fir (Abies balsamea) is found east of the Rocky Mountains.
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It is usually found growing under White Cedar, although White Spruce, Balsam Fir, and Aspen are also frequently present.

See also: Balsam, Balsa, Fir, Spruce, Ash