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 ...

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The fir originates from a 124-acre farm in West Paris.

While Christmas tree farmers cultivate a variety of fir species, balsam fir is the only type of fir native to northern New England. Balsam fir can be distinguished from other conifers by its pointed, ...