Basisdaten
description:
The balsam fir is native to eastern North America from the area around New Hampshire.
Tree profile
name botanical:
Abies balsamea
family:
Pinaceae
species:
conifer
height:
up to 30 m (99 ft)
needle:
The needles are fresh green, oblong with a rounded needle tip. The needle bottom there are two significant, white stoma stipes. The needles are about 3 cm (1.2 in) long and 1 cm (0.4 in) wide.
blossom description:
The male inflorescences are red, cylindrical and are accumulated. The female flowers are round.
fruit:
Oblong, brown and upstanding cones.
bark:
The bark is gray-brown with resin bubbles.
root:
shallow-rooting
location:
sun
soil:
humic soils
comment:
The cultivar 'Nana' is very small in stature and is often used as grave planting.
stature:
The fir is an upright growing tree with a trunk continuous. The branches hang down only very slightly.