What is a Fraser Fir?
Fraser Fir Abies fraseri (Pursh) Poir. The Fraser fir has many similarities to the Balsalm fir despite the fact they grow in entirely different regions. The Fraser comes from regions around the great lakes and eastern parts of United States and Canada. Fraser fir’s were first discovered by John Fraser a Scottish botanist who was exploring the Appalachian mountains. This type of tree has small blisters filled with resin on the trunk leading to the nickname the “she balsalm”. The “he balsalm” is the Red Spruce and is lacking these trunk blisters.Like all Christmas tree the Fraser is triangularly shaped and has strong upturned branches, giving this tree a proud and compact look. The needles are dark green on the top side and whitish on the underside. The Fraser is a “monecious” tree, which means that it has both male and female flowers on the same tree. Depending on the climate Fraser fir’s begin to flower around May and when pollinated will produce beautiful 2-3 inch cones. These cones a
