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FRASER FIR

Description: Fraser fir and Balsam fir are very similar, one main difference is the geographic ranges. Some scientist think they they may have once been a single species.  Fraser Fir are a uniformly pyramid shaped tree with a maximum height of 80 feet.  Fraser's have strong branches which turn upward giving a compact appearance. There needles are a flattened, dark-green with a groove on the upper side, and a silvery-white coloring on underside. The bark is usually a gray to gray-brown color, in the younger trees the are many resin blisters and as it becomes older it becomes more papery like scales. The needle retention, and dark blue-green color along with plesant scent and easy transport makes Fraser Fir trees one of the most popular Christmas trees. On average it takes 7 to 10 years for tree growers to produce a 6 to 7 foot tree.

Range: Fraser Fir have a somewhat restricted range.  They like acidic, rocky soil.  They only grow naturally at elevations above 4,500 ft in southwest Virginia to western North Carolina and into eastern Tennessee.

Uses: Christmas trees is its primary use, but can also be used for pulp wood, light frame construction, knotty interior paneling, crates, and also for bed stuffing.