Balsam Fir - Revision history

Raffi at 18:14, 29 June 2010

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Raffi at 17:58, 29 December 2009

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Raffi at 17:57, 29 December 2009

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| name = ''Abies balsamea''
| common_names = Balsam Fir
| growth_habit = tree
| high = ?m (50 ft){{SSN}}
| wide = 
| origin = NE United States
| poisonous = 
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| sunset_zones = 3-7, 15-17, 36-38, 42-44
| color = IndianRed
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Abies balsamea - Balsam Fir. Pyramidal tree up to 50ft tall with dark green needles. Doesn't thrive in hot-summer climates. Has legendary fragrance, making it popular for wreaths and Christmas trees.

{{Inc|
Balsam Fir. Balm Of Gilead Fir. Fig. 60. Tree, 50-80 ft.: trunk 17-30 in. in diam.: lvs. dark green and lustrous above, pale below, rounded or obtusely short-pointed and occasionally emarginate, acute or acuminate on fertile branches: cones oblong, cylindrical, purple, 2.5-4 in. long; bracts shorter or rarely slightly longer than their scales. E. N. Amer. from Labrador and the valley of the Athabasca to Iowa and the mts. of Va. —Wood occasionally used for lumber; Canadian balsam, or balsam of fir, is obtained from the bark; in cult, loses its beauty early.}}

:''More information about this species can be found on the [[Abies|genus page]].''

==Cultivation==
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===Propagation===
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===Pests and diseases===
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==Varieties==
* Abies balsamea var. phanerolepis - Bracted Balsam Fir
*'Nana' is a dwarf variety good in rock gardens and containers.
*Var. columnaris. Branches very short, turned upward at the ends.
*Var. hudsdnia, Engelm. (syn. A. hudsdnica), is a dwarf form.
*Var. lutoscens. Lvs. white, yellow or straw-colored when exposed to the sun.

==Gallery==
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 Abies balsamea - Balsam Fir. Pyramidal tree up to 50ft tall with dark green needles. Doesn't thrive in hot-summer climates. Has legendary fragrance, making it popular for wreaths and Christmas trees.
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 Abies balsamea - Balsam Fir. Pyramidal tree up to 50ft tall with dark green needles. Doesn't thrive in hot-summer climates. Has legendary fragrance, making it popular for wreaths and Christmas trees.
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 ==Varieties==
-* Abies balsamea var. phanerolepis - Bracted Balsam Fir
+There are two varieties:
 *'Nana' is a dwarf variety good in rock gardens and containers.
 ==Gallery==
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 Abies balsamea - Balsam Fir. Pyramidal tree up to 50ft tall with dark green needles. Doesn't thrive in hot-summer climates. Has legendary fragrance, making it popular for wreaths and Christmas trees.
 {{Inc|
-Balsam Fir. Balm Of Gilead Fir. Fig. 60. Tree, 50-80 ft.: trunk 17-30 in. in diam.: lvs. dark green and lustrous above, pale below, rounded or obtusely short-pointed and occasionally emarginate, acute or acuminate on fertile branches: cones oblong, cylindrical, purple, 2.5-4 in. long; bracts shorter or rarely slightly longer than their scales. E. N. Amer. from Labrador and the valley of the Athabasca to Iowa and the mts. of Va. —Wood occasionally used for lumber; Canadian balsam, or balsam of fir, is obtained from the bark; in cult, loses its beauty early.}}
+Balsam Fir. Balm Of Gilead Fir. Tree, 50-80 ft.: trunk 17-30 in. in diam.: lvs. dark green and lustrous above, pale below, rounded or obtusely short-pointed and occasionally emarginate, acute or acuminate on fertile branches: cones oblong, cylindrical, purple, 2.5-4 in. long; bracts shorter or rarely slightly longer than their scales. E. N. Amer. from Labrador and the valley of the Athabasca to Iowa and the mts. of Va. —Wood occasionally used for lumber; Canadian balsam, or balsam of fir, is obtained from the bark; in cult, loses its beauty early.}}
 :''More information about this species can be found on the [[Abies|genus page]].''
 ==Cultivation==
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