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14-September-2008 18:38:51 - balsamea Balsam Fir Tree with cones Tree with cones Conservation status Least Concern IUCN 2.3 Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Division: Pinophyta Class: Pinopsida Order: Pinales Family: Pinaceae Genus: Abies Species: A. balsamea Binomial name Abies balsamea L. Mill. Range Range The Balsam Fir Abies balsamea is a North American fir, native to most of eastern and central Canada Newfoundland west to central Alberta and the northeastern United States Minnesota east to Maine, and south in the Appalachian Mountains to West Virginia.1 Foliage Foliage It is a small to medium-size evergreen tree typically 14-20 m tall, rarely to 27 m tall, with a narrow conic crown. The bark on young trees is smooth, grey, and with resin blisters which tend to spray when ruptured, becoming rough and fissured or scaly on old trees. The leaves are flat needle-like, 1.5-3 cm long, dark green above often with a small patch of stomata near the tip, and two white stomatal bands below, and a slightly notched tip. They are arranged spirally on the shoot, but with the leaf bases twisted to appear in two more-or-less horizontal rows. The cones are erect, 4-8 cm long, dark purple, ripening brown and disintegrating to release the winged seeds in September. There are two varieties: Abies balsamea var. balsamea Balsam Fir - bract scales short, not visible on the closed cones. Most of the species' range. Abies balsamea var. phanerolepis Bracted Balsam Fir or Canaan Fir - bract scales longer, visible on the closed cone. The southeast of the species' range, from southernmost Quebec to West Virginia. The name 'Canaan Fir' derives from one of its native localities, the Canaan Valley in West Virginia. Some botanists regard this variety as a natural hybrid between Balsam Fir and Fraser Fir Abies fraseri, which occurs further south in the Appalachian Mountains. Contents 1 Ecology 2 Uses 3 Tree emblem 4 References 5 External links Ecology On exposed ridges and mountain tops, stands of balsam fir occasionally develop fir waves. Often found in association with black spruce, white spruce and trembling aspen.. This tree provides food for moose, American red squirrels, crossbills and chickadees, as well as shelter for moose, snowshoe hares, white-tailed deer, ruffed grouse and other small mammals and songbirds. The needles are eaten by some lepidopteran caterpillars, for example the Io moth Automeris io. Uses The resin is used to produce Canada balsam, and was traditionally used as a cold remedy and as a glue for asses and optical instrument components. The wood is used for paper manufacture and is also a popular Christmas tree Tree emblem Balsam Fir is the Provincial tree of New Brunswick. References ^ PLANTS Profile for Abies balsamea balsam fir. Retrieved on 2007-07-17. Conifer Specialist Group 1998. Abies balsamea. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. Gymnosperm Database: Abies balsamea Flora of North America Karen Legasy, Shayna LaBelle-Beadman Brenda Chambers. Forest Plants of Northeastern Ontario. Lone Pine Publishing / Queen's Printer for Ontario, 1995. External links Compiled images Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Abies balsamea Retrieved from http://en..org/wiki/Abies_balsamea Categories: IUCN Red List least concern species | Pinaceae | Trees of Newfoundland and Labrador | Trees of the United States | Trees of Canada | Trees of Saskatchewan | Trees of Northeastern United States | Medicinal plants | Provincial symbols of New Brunswick | Trees of humid continental climate Views Article Discussion this page History Personal tools Log in / create account Navigation Main page Contents Featured content Current events Random article Search Go Search Interaction Community portal Recent changes Contact Donate to Help Toolbox What links here Related changes Upload file Special pages Printable version Permanent link Cite this page Languages ÄŒesky Deutsch Español Français Magyar Polski РуÑ?Ñ?кий Suomi Svenska This page was last modified on 10 September 2008, at 23:29
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