
Fraser Fir
- Botanical Name
- Abies fraseri
- Min Zone
- 3
- Max Zone
- 5
- Height
- 30 to 40 feet
- Width
- 20 to 25 feet
- Flowers
- Monoecious
- Fruit
- Cone: ovoid to cylindrical, 1.5 to 2.5 inches
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained
- Planting & Care
- Though it does better in dry conditions than Balsam Fir (Abies balsamea), it still prefers a moist, well-drained loamy soil
- Easily transplanted with root pruning
- Full sun is best
- Prefers cooler climates
- Dislikes high pH
- Performs poorly in hot and dry situations
- Often damaged by deer
- Problems
- None serious
- Varieties
- Klein's Nest - compact dwarf form, 3 feet tall, short needles, small purple cones
- Prostrata - slow growing, low growing spreading habit, 5 feet tall by 10 feet wide
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