Balsam fir is the most cold-hardy and aromatic of all firs. It seems to gladly suffer the Canadian cold but is also comfortable when planted in mid-latitude eastern North America. A. balsamea normally grows to a height of 60 feet and can live at sea level to 6,000 feet. The tree is one of America's most popular Christmas trees.
2. The Images of Balsam Fir
Forestryimages.org provides several images of parts of balsam fir. The tree is a conifer and the lineal taxonomy is Pinopsida > Pinales > Pinaceae > Abies balsamea (L.) P. Mill. Balsam fir is also commonly called blister or balm-of-Gilead fir, eastern fir or Canada balsam and sapin baumler.3. The Range of Balsam Fir
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In the United States, the range of balsam fir extends from extreme northern Minnesota west of Lake-of-the-Woods southeast to Iowa; east to central Wisconsin and central Michigan into New York and central Pennsylvania; then northeastward from Connecticut to the other New England States. The species is also present locally in the mountains of Virginia and West Virginia.
In Canada, balsam fir extends from Newfoundland and Labrador west through the more northerly portions of Quebec and Ontario, in scattered stands through north-central Manitoba and Saskatchewan to the Peace River Valley in northwestern Alberta, then south for approximately 640 km (400 mi) to central Alberta, and east and south to southern Manitoba.
