Fraser, Fir Seed
Fraser Fir Seed
- Top-rated Christmas tree prized by growers for excellent needle retention and a sweet fragrance
- Soft dark needles flash silvery undersides in the breeze
- Grow your own Christmas trees from seeds on a home lot
- Late bud break helps this narrow Appalachian native pyramid dodge spring frost damage
Key Attributes
About Fraser, Fir Seed
In the Appalachian Mountains, this is the beloved Christmas tree, with soft, dark green needles that show silvery undersides and a sweet, fresh fragrance. Fraser Fir (Abies fraseri) grows into a narrow, symmetrical pyramid with excellent needle retention, making it a top choice for Christmas tree growers and for landscapes in cool, high-elevation or northern gardens. Its late spring bud break helps young growth avoid frost damage.
Growing details
Plant profile
Seed & variety
Before Planting
Planting
Watering
Fertilizer
Harvesting
Tips
Pests & Diseases
Damping off is the main seedling risk. Phytophthora root rot is a serious problem in poorly drained soil; plant in well-drained beds.
Balsam woolly adelgid is a major pest in its native range. Spruce spider mites and Balsam twig aphids also occur; monitor and treat early.
Native States & Regions
- Georgia
- North Carolina
- Tennessee
- Virginia
Native regions: Appalachia
Its Role in the Native Ecosystem
Fraser Fir forms rare high-elevation spruce-fir forests in the southern Appalachians. These forests shelter birds like red crossbills, juncos and golden-crowned kinglets, and the endangered Carolina northern flying squirrel. Its seeds feed red squirrels, crossbills and other birds.
Fraser Fir Native Range Map
Native range describes natural occurrence, not the origin of this seed lot or every location where a plant can be grown.
Alaska and Hawaii are shown as insets. State-level range does not mean a plant occurs throughout every part of that state.
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