Directions to make homemade balsam fir pillows for Christmas gifts, includes type of needles for pillows, types of design and fabric and sewing stitches. Originally published as "Give the Gift of ...

The last 12 to 18 inches of a balsam fir branch is all Paine Products is interested in. “It’s just the tips that create what we do,” said John Vigue. The tips are dried for up to six weeks ...

The balsam fir—a variety most commonly found in the Northeast and Great Lake states—tops the list of most fragrant Christmas trees. Per O’Connor, the balsam fir is widely known for its ...

Balsam Hill Fraser Fir Tree: Full, 7.5-Foot, Clear Incandescent Lights Save 30% on this pre-lit 7.5-foot artificial Christmas tree at the Balsam Hill Black Friday sale. $799 at Balsam Hill (Save $300) ...

A caterpillar has killed more than 200,000 acres worth of balsam fir trees in just the last year. Another beetle, a native in the midst of a population boom, has already destroyed about half of ...

In addition, the balsam fir is a valuable winter food for deer and moose, as well as many other small rodents. If a young tree can survive the first year, it may eventually grow to about 60 feet ...

The most aromatic is Balsam fir, which has blue-green needles, but the stiffer branches of Fraser, concolor, and Canaan firs are better at holding heavy ornaments.

Balsam fir is the smell of winter for many northern winter solstice traditions — Christmas, for example. I remember going with my dad to pick out the perfect tree as a young child.

They offer Fraser and balsam fir, white pine and table-top trees. Hanauer's Tree Farms, W7677 Christmas Tree Lane, Shawano. You'll find about a dozen types of pine, spruce, fir and others.

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 tre… ...