The Alpine Fir is also know as Subalpine Fir, White Balsam Fir The Alpine Fir is often mistaken for balsam (fir) which is an eastern species 'Abies' is from the Latin 'abeo' which means "rising" ref

Hardiness Zones: 5-7a Growth_Rate: Slow Site Requirements: Sun; well drained soil Texture: Medium to fine Form: Pyramidal Height: 100' Weight: - Leaf: 1 to 1.5" needles; crowded; pale b

Pinaceae -- Pine family Robert R. Alexander, Raymond C. Shearer, and Wayne D. Shepperd Subalpine fir, the smallest of eight species of true fir indigenous to the western United States, is distin