Balsam Fir
Abies balsamea
Pinaceae
Other names
Fir Balsam
Growth habit
Tree
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Native distribution
Labrador to WV and IO
Location
Source of plant
Treehaven Evergreen Nursery, NH Dept. of Nat. & Cultural Resources, Green-Vu Lanscape Service
Description
Stiff and symmetrically pyramidal or narrow-conical when young, but losing its pyramidal habit with age.Needles lustrous dark green with white stomatal bands beneath. Cones dark violet when young, 2" to 4" long, turning gray-brown and resinous at maturity; soon after ripening of the seeds, the scales fall off, leaving only the central axis.
USDA Hardiness Zone
3
Special characteristics
winter interest, other ethnobotanical uses