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Balsam Fir
Found throughout the Canadian Maritimes and remote parts of northern
New England, this fir was the first plantation-grown Christmas tree in the Northeast. Its soft, dark green foliage, with flattened needles about
three-quarters of an inch in length, has a distinctive "balsam" aroma. Its sturdy branching and excellent needle retention have made it a longtime favorite Christmas tree.
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Colorado Blue Spruce
Found throughout the central Rockies, this spruce borrows its name from the
Centennial State and has stout, three-sided needles about three-quarters of an inch in length. Its foliage can vary in color from dark green to indigo blue. Its sturdy branching and good
needle retention make it a desirable Christmas tree, while its excellent form and outstanding color make it the premier ornamental evergreen.
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Concolor Fir
Most commonly known as White Fir, this evergreen is widely distributed throughout the
southwestern United States, from the Rockies of Colorado and New Mexico in the east, to California's Sierra Nevada range in the west. Its soft, silvery-blue foliage, with flattened
needles about two to three inches in length, has a distinctive citrus aroma. Its outstanding color and excellent needle retention make it an increasingly popular Christmas trees.
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Douglas Fir
First studied by Scottish botanist, David Douglas, in the 1820's, this conifer is widely
distributed throughout western North America from the interior lake country of British Columbia to the mountains of Mexico. Found in the central Rockies, the hardy "blue" strain
is widely used as a Christmas tree in the Northeast. Its lush, blue-green foliage, with needles about one inch in length, is very attractive. Its sturdy branching and outstanding needle
retention make this evergreen a holiday favorite.
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Fraser Fir
Also known as "Southern Balsam," this stately fir, native to the Great Smoky
Mountains of western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee, is closely related to its northern counterpart. Its soft, emerald-green needles with silvery undersides are about three-quarters
of an inch in length. Its bottlebrush texture, sturdy branching, and outstanding needle retention make it a superb Christmas tree whose popularity has grown rapidly in recent years.
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Norway Spruce
Native to the great Baltic conifer forest of northern Europe, this tree has shiny, dark
green foliage with needles about one-half inch in length. Often found at a choose & harvest plantation, the rich foliage of this spruce can exhibit good needle retention with proper
care. Its value as an ornamental landscape tree is also widely recognized.
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Scotch Pine
Known as the cosmopolitan tree of Europe, this conifer was one of the first
plantation-grown Christmas trees in the United States. Its sharp, blue-green foliage, with needles about two to three inches in length, can be sheared to an appealing density. Its conical
shape, excellent color, and needle retention made it the Christmas tree of choice for many years.
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White Fir
See Concolor Fir
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White Pine
Widely distributed throughout the forests of eastern North America, this tree, native to
the Northeast, has soft, lacy, blue-green foliage with needles about three to four inches in length. A very graceful-looking evergreen, its fragrance and excellent needle retention made
it a popular Christmas tree for many years, especially in the traditional South.
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White Spruce
Spanning the entire width of North America, this spruce is decidedly Northland tree found
throughout the lake-studded Canadian Shield and northern United States. Its delicate, blue-green foliage, with needles about one-half inch in length, is very appealing. Given proper care,
this tree also exhibits good needle retention and can be found most often in a choose & harvest plantation. Its excellent form and color make it an exceptional Christmas tree.
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