Common Name: Fraser Fir
Botanical Name: Abies fraseri
Soils: Cool Moist, well drained soil conditions
Flowering and Fruiting: Flower buds usually open from mid-May to early June. Female flowers are borne mostly in the top few feet of the crown and on the outer ends of branches. Male flowers are borne below female flowers, but mostly in the top half of the crown. The fruit is an erect cone, 3.5 to 6 cm (1.4 to 2.4 in) long and 2.5 to 4 cm (1.0 to 1.6 in) wide.
Uses: widely used for Christmas trees and boughs
Mature height: 50-80'
Zone: 2-6
Description: Fraser Fir is a soft, aromatic, deep blue, green needled true fir with silvery undersides. Grows best in cool, moist well drained conditions growing to a mature height of up to 80'. Most popularly grown for Christmas trees! Make s a beautiful, dense windbreak or privacy screen.
