Balsam Fir
The scientific name "balsamea" is an ancient word for the balsam tree, so named because of the many resinous blisters found in the bark.
Balsam fir and Fraser fir have many similar characteristics.
A large percentage of Christmas trees are Balsam Firs.
The Balsam Fir, 'Abies balsamea', exhibits a relatively dense, dark-green, pyramidal crown with a slender spire-like tip.
The species thrives in cooler climates and demands abundant soil moisture and a humid atmosphere.
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Raise bed gardens recipe includes stacking a layer of newspaper, peat moss, grass clipping, shreaded leaves, peat moss again, shredded leaves, peat moss, compost, peat moss with a cover of plastic. Make sure each layer is moist, give it a few weeks, stir the ingredients and presto - perfect mulch for your raised garden.
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