Description
Abies balsamea
CT
Habit: Cone-shaped
Mature Height: 40-70 feet
Soil: Average to Moist
Light: Full to Part Sun
Growth Rate: Slow to Moderate, about 12”/year
Landscape Value: Excellent Christmas tree, ornamental, screen and windbreak.
Large evergreen tree with short, soft, dark-green fragrant needles. Provides shelter for songbirds and small mammals. Most popular Christmas tree in the northeast due to its good needle retention after cutting and its classic evergreen aroma. Needles can be used to make scented oils, sachets, candles and other scented gifts!
Note: This year we are offering potted conifer seedlings rather than plugs or bare-root seedlings. Potted seedlings have a larger root mass than plugs and do not require immediate planting.
Potted conifer seedling: pots are 3.5″ x 3.5″ x 5″ deep, seedlings are
Photo credits:
Native Plant Trust (photo by Jill Weber)
Oregon State University
