As I was reviewing options for our guide to the best artificial Christmas trees, I wanted to see if Balsam Hill's expensive trees lived up to the high price tag. I tested the Fraser Fir ...

The two major threats to Fraser fir are a tiny insect and a fungus: Balsam woolly adelgid is an introduced pest that has ...

We have another state record right here in Koochiching county. Balsam fir’s scientific name is Abies balsamea. It is often misidentified as a Christmas tree or pine tree. It is not a pine ...