Abies fraseri
Fraser's fir · also Fraser fir, Fraser balsam fir, She balsam
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Abies fraseri, commonly known as Fraser's fir, is an endangered conifer species native to the high-altitude Appalachian Mountains of the southeastern United States. It forms a pyramidal shape typical of firs. Due to its endangered status, careful consideration is needed for urban planting.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 360.05%2.8 yr2.0 in
- 240.00%—2.1 in
- 60.00%—9.0 in
- 40.00%—6.1 in
- 40.00%—24 in
- 20.00%—5.0 in
- 20.00%—2.0 in
- 10.00%——
Traits
- Form
- Conifer
- Foliage
- Evergreen
Trunk diameters across every city: median 2.0 in, mean 4.9 in, 90th percentile 8.9 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Appalachian mixed mesophytic forests
- Appalachian-Blue Ridge forests
Other Abies in the catalogue
20 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
