Balsam Fir

Mature Height: Up to around 60.0 feet

Planting Distance: 6.0 feet

Plant Type: Tree

Root Depth: 20 inches

Growth Form: Single Stem

Growth Rate: Slow

Flower Color: Yellow

Conspicuous Flowers: No

Bloom Time: Mid Summer

Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer

Evergreen: Yes

Fall Colors: No

Shade Tolerance: Tolerant

Clay Soil Tolerance: Yes

Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes

Drought Tolerance: Low

Flood Tolerance: None

Fire Tolerance: Low

Salt Tolerance: None

Pollinators: Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Wind

Larval Species depending on Balsam Fir: Acleris gloveranus, Acleris variana, Acronicta sperata, Amorbia humerosana, Anacamptodes ephyraria, Anacamptodes vellivolata, Aplectoides condita, Archepandemis borealis, Archepandemis morrisana, Archips alberta, Archips packardiana, Archips strianus, Argyresthia abies, Argyrotaenia niscana, Argyrotaenia velutinana, Automeris io, Barbara mappana, Campaea perlata, Caripeta angustiorata, Caripeta divisata, Choristoneura fumiferana, Choristoneura occidentalis, Choristoneura pinus, Choristoneura rosaceana, Cingilia catenaria, Cladara limitaria, Clemensia albata, Clepsis persicana, Coleotechnites atrupictella, Dasychira plagiata, Dasychira vagans, Dioryctria abietivorella, Dioryctria reniculella, Dolichomia thymetusalis, Ectropis crepuscularia, Eilema bicolor, Elaphria versicolor, Endothenia albolineana, Epermenia albapunctella, Epiblema radicana, Epinotia balsameae, Epirrita autumnata henshawi, Epirrita autumnata omissa, Eucosma tocullionana, Eueretagrotis perattentus, Eufidonia discospilata, Eufidonia notataria, Eulithis explanata, Eupithecia albicapitata, Eupithecia annulata, Eupithecia filmata, Eupithecia gibsonata, Eupithecia lariciata, Eupithecia luteata, Eupithecia mutata, Eupithecia mutata mutata, Eupithecia palpata, Eupithecia transcanadata, Eutrapela clemataria, Feralia comstocki, Feralia jocosa, Griselda radicana, Hyalophora columbia columbia, Hydriomena divisdaria, Hydriomena furcata, Hydriomena renunciata, Hypagyrtis piniata, Hypoprepia fucosa, Idia aemula, Korscheltellus gracilis, Lambdina fervidaria, Lambdina fiscellaria, Lambdina fiscellaria fiscellaria, Lithophane fagina, Lithophane innominata, Lophocampa argentata, Lymantria dispar, Macaria pustularia, Malacosoma disstria, Marmara fasciella, Melanolophia canadaria, Melanolophia imitata, Melanolophia signataria, Nematocampa filamentaria, Nemoria mimosaria, Neophasia menapia, Nepytia canosaria, Nepytia semiclusaria, Nycteola revayana, Orgyia antiqua, Orgyia antiqua nova, Orgyia leucostigma, Orgyia leucostigma intermedia, Orgyia leucostigma plagiata, Orthosia hibisci, Palthis angulalis, Panthea acronyctoides, Paralobesia piceana, Peridroma saucia, Pero morrisonaria, Phlogophora periculosa, Probole amicaria, Prochoerodes transversata, Protoboarmia porcelaria, Protoboarmia porcelaria indicataria, Semiothisa bisignata, Semiothisa granitata, Semiothisa granitata-group, Semiothisa oweni, Semiothisa signaria dispuncta, Solenobia walshella, Sparganothis sulfureana, Sparganothis tristriata, Sphinx poecila, Synaxis pallulata, Syndemis afflictana, Syngrapha abstrusa, Syngrapha alias, Syngrapha rectangula, Syngrapha selecta, Syngrapha viridisigma, Tetracis cachexiata, Thallophaga hyperborea, Tolype laricis, Xestia badicollis, Xestia elimata, Xestia perquiritata, Xestia praevia, Zanclognatha cruralis, Zanclognatha minoralis, Zanclognatha protumnusalis, Zeiraphera canadensis, Zeiraphera diniana, Zeiraphera fortunana, Zeiraphera improbana, Zeiraphera ratzeburgiana, Zeiraphera unfortunana