Balsam fir (Abies balsamea)

Names

Latin (scientific) name: Abies balsamea

Common English name: Balsam fir

Other names:

French name: Sapin baumier

Habitat

Highly adaptable to many soil types and climates

Other notes

The Balsam fir is the only fir native to eastern Canada and has flat blunt needles to differentiate it from spruce