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true Fir

(Abies)

Balsam Fir (A. balsamea)

Nova Scotia

Dec 2024

Collected from a grafted seed orchard

Cooks Blue Improved

Quebec

Improved Seed Orchard

A seed orchard developed from natural Minnesota selections specifically for Christmas Tree Production.

Minnesota

New Hampshire Blue

Collected from a grafted seed orchard

Excellent growth rate, bluish color, dense crown form, high need density on twigs. On going test show tolerance for less moisture and higher temperatures than Fraser. (46,000)

Pennsylvania Seed Orchard

germination: 45% - 55%

26% - 28%

Concolor Fir (A. concolor)

Cibola N.F.

Central New Mexico, Sandia Mts., select canyons. Fast growth, best blue of all selections ever made and most drought resistant. (10,419)

San Juan N.F.

Southern Colorado

Santa Fe N.F.

Central New Mexico, Rio Las Vacas and nearby area- Fast growth, very blue, longest needle. (14,000)

New Mexico- Best growth rate, excellent shape and density but not as blue as other sources. Indications are that this selection is most resistant to root rot. (14,950)

Lincoln N.F.

Corkbark Fir: (Abies lasiocarpa var. arizonica)

Apache N.F.

Arizona

Collected from a New England Seed Orchard

North Carolina

Roan Mountain seed orchard

Roan Mountain seed orchard-lower germination

2021 Crop Year, 26% germination

Mt. Rogers Seed Orchard, very uniform quality

Pend Oreille, Idaho

New England Seed Orchard

Kaz-Dagi, Turkey

Native to Mt. Ida in northwestern Turkey. Denser and blunter needles that form v-shaped grooves above the twig.

Bolu-Aladag, Turkey

Native to the mountains of North-western Turkey. Breaks bud slightly earlier than Nordmann with a faster growth rate, also some tests have shown resistance to root rot. (6,800)

Clones from Turkish provenances. Selected for good homogeneity, better vigor and growth rate, later bud flushing and frost hardiness. (5,500)