Common Name: Balsam Fir Sturgeon Valley
Botanical Name: Abies balsamea
Form: Narrowly pyrimidal with dense crown.
Leaves : short, flat, resinous needles (½"-1¼").
Bark: thin, gray, smooth with resin blisters; brown and scaly on older trees.
Root: shallow, rarely penetrating more than 30" except in sandy soils.
Flowers :Male strobili 3mm long at maturity, yellowish-red and tinged with purple.
Female strobili: 1" long at maturity and purplish, found singly or in small groups, confined to the top 5' of the crown.
Cones :cylindrical, perched upright on year-old branches in the crown.
Seed :2mm-3mm, brown.
Soils: mostly acid, tolerating a wide range of soil acidity, from heavy clay to rocky soils. Most common on cool, medium to wet sites with soil pH of 5.1-6.0.
Shade tolerant: full sun to full shade
Branches: used to make Christmas wreaths.
Description: BALSAM FIR STURGEON VALLEY is an excellent northern seed source with late bud break and deep blue-green color. Outstanding fast growing christmas Tree! A native, evergreen conifer with a mature height of 40'-90' and a diameter of 12"-30". Maximum age about 200 years.
