Fraser Fir

Plant Characteristics
Habit		tree
Height:	⇕	60 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 60.
Width:	⇔	20 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 20.
Lifespan:	⌛	perennial
Origin:	✈	Appalachians

Cultivation

Exposure:	☼	sun
Water:	◍	moist
Features:	✓	evergreen, fragrance, foliage
USDA Zones:		6 to 9
Sunset Zones:		36, 37

Scientific Names
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Abies fraseri - Fraser Fir, Southern Fir, Southern Balsam Fir. Native to higher, cooler elevations of the Appalachian Mountains. Attractive pyramidal tree resembling A. balsamea in looks and in fragrance. Popular choice of Christmas tree to grow in areas with not very hot summers.

Read about Fraser Fir in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
30-50 or even 70 ft.: trunk reaching 2 1/2 ft. in diam.: lvs. flat, obtusely short-pointed, twisted at the base so as to appear to be crowded on the upper side of the branches, dark green and lustrous: cones oblong-ovate or nearly oval, rounded at the slightly narrower apex, purple, 2H in. long and 1 in. thick, the scales twice as wide as long, and at maturity nearly half covered by the ends of the pale reflexed bracts. Mts. of Va., Tenn., and N. C. —Too much like the balsam fir to be prized as an ornamental tree. Trees sold under this name are nearly always forms of A. balsamea. Very short-lived in cult. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

More information about this species can be found on the genus page.