* This listing is for our standard pack of Fraser Fir tree
seeds. We also have these available in 'Grow Your Own Christmas Tree
Gift Packets' as is shown in the next to last photo & in our 4 pack
collection of 'Grow Your Own Christmas Tree Gift Packets' that includes a free gift bag as is shown in the last photo.
Description:
NAME: Fraser Fir
OTHER COMMON NAMES: Fraser's Fir / She Balsam / Southern Balsam Fir / Fraser Balsam Fir
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Abies Fraseri
COLOR: Yellow Green Flowers / Purple - Brown Pinecones
PLANT SEEDS: Fall / Cold Stratify / Early Spring
BLOOM TIME: Flowers: May / Pinecones: Sept - Oct
HARDINESS ZONE: 4 - 7
PLANT HEIGHT: 40 - 50'+
PLANT SPACING: 10 - 30' (Cutting / Leaving)
LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Sun - Shade
SOIL & WATER PREFERENCES: Average - Moist
QUANTITY: 20 Seeds
OTHER: The Fraser Fir is a native coniferous evergreen that hails from the Appalachian Mountains of the Southeastern United States. A close relative of the Balsam Fir, the two are quite similar. Fraser Firs have dense branching when they are of a young age, spreading as they age. They begin to produce their lovely 1 ½ - 2 ½” long by 1 – 1 ½” wide purple to brown cones once they reach a height of 7 – 10’ tall.
Fraser Firs are popular for home plantings, public spaces, & commercial spaces, commonly uséd both as specimen trees or rowed to form a windbreak. Sadly, these trees that play an important role in providing food & shelter for several types of rare animals are listed as an endangered species in the wild. (Our seeds are responsibly harvested.)
The Fraser Fir is one of the 4 most popular types of Christmas Trees for good reason! The trees naturally grow in a lovely pyramid shape so don’t require much pruning, & their dense branches full of soft dark blue-green needles with silvery undersides are very attractive. Importantly, they are able to retain their needles for a long time (typically 6 weeks or so) after being cut. Their slim form makes them a good fit for smaller spaces. They feature strong limbs with an upward curvature that hold ornaments well & won’t sag under the weight of allll those ornaments you can’t wait to lovingly smother it with. A close relative of the Balsam Fir, the Fraser Fir is quite fragrant, & its scent really is best described as “Christmas” – like Balsam - a bit like pine with woody, earthy tones, & a hint of citrus.
Fraser Firs have been uséd as the White House Christmas tree more than any other species, & is the tree chosen for the banquet hall at Biltmore. I myself cannot hear ‘Fraser Fir’ without thinking of Harold & Kumar :)
* We also have Balsam Fir & Douglas Fir Tree seeds available in our store plus so much more! *
