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Close-up view of Fraser fir foliage. Abies fraseri is a small evergreen coniferous tree typically growing between 30 and 50 ft (10 and 20 m) tall and rarely to 80 ft (20 m), with a trunk diameter of 16–20 in (41–51 cm), rarely 30 in (80 cm).
While red spruce is common throughout North America, the Fraser fir—a relative of the balsam fir—is found only in the spruce–fir stands of southern Appalachia. [5] In the second half of the 20th century, nearly all of the mature Fraser firs were killed off by the balsam woolly adelgid —a parasite introduced from Europe around 1900.
Many are also decorative garden trees, notably Korean fir and Fraser's fir, which produce brightly coloured cones even when very young, still only 1–2 m (3 ft 3 in – 6 ft 7 in) tall. Many fir species are grown in botanic gardens and other specialist tree collections in Europe and North America.
Jalisco fir Pinaceae (pine family) Abies forrestii: Forrest's fir Pinaceae (pine family) Abies fraseri: Fraser fir Pinaceae (pine family) Abies grandis: grand fir Pinaceae (pine family) Abies guatemalensis: Guatemalan fir Pinaceae (pine family) Abies hickelii: Hickel's fir Pinaceae (pine family) Abies hidalgensis: Hidalgo fir Pinaceae (pine ...
The Balsam fir is native to the northeastern U.S. [5] The Canaan fir is native to the Canaan Valley of West Virginia. The White fir is native to California and the Southwestern mountains of the U.S. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] From these varied trees, Christmas tree nurseries must select varieties to propagate based on the climate of their region and the type ...
Fraser fir (cone and foliage pictured) is a popular species of Christmas tree in both the United States and Great Britain. The best-selling species in the North American market are Scots pine, Douglas Fir, Noble Fir, balsam fir, Fraser fir, Virginia pine, and eastern white pine, although other types of trees are also grown and sold.
The balsam woolly adelgid (Adelges piceae) is small wingless insect that infests and kills firs.In their native Europe they are a minor parasite on silver fir and Sicilian fir, but they have become a threat especially to balsam fir and Fraser fir after they were introduced to the United States around the beginning of the 20th century.
Fraser fir prefers a rich, moist, slightly acidic soil that is well drained. It does best in loamy soils; heavy clays drain too slowly and will cause Fraser fir to suffer and decline. It is also ...