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    The Fraser fir, sometimes spelled Frasier fir, (Abies fraseri) is an endangered species of fir native to the Appalachian Mountains of the Southeastern...
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    Abies fraseri – Fraser fir Abies balsamea – balsam fir Abies balsamea var. phanerolepis – bracted balsam fir Abies lasiocarpa – subalpine fir Abies lasiocarpa...
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    States. Southern spruce–fir stands consist primarily of two needle-leaved evergreen species—the red spruce and the Fraser fir, nicknamed the "he-balsam"...
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    spruce and Fraser fir are dominant canopy trees in high mountain areas. In higher elevations (over 1,980 meters or 6,500 feet), Fraser fir is dominant;...
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    its name from the dark appearance of the red spruce and Fraser fir trees that form a spruce-fir forest on the upper slopes which contrasts with the brown...
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    Sicilian fir, but they have become a threat especially to balsam fir and Fraser fir after they were introduced to the United States around the beginning of...
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    as light patches behind the genital furrow. M. multivaga is known from Fraser fir and red spruce forests on mountain peaks at and above 1,650 m (5,410 ft)...
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    Mountain. This forest type is one of the few remaining habitats of the Fraser fir, which is found only at high elevations, typically above 5,500 feet (1...
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    Abies balsamea (redirect from Balsam fir)
    botanists regard this variety as a natural hybrid between balsam fir and Fraser fir (Abies fraseri), which occurs further south in the Appalachian mountains...
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    Appalachian spruce-fir forest, which consists primarily of two evergreen species—the red spruce and the Fraser fir. Most of the mature Fraser firs, however, were...
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    two species of fir, the boreal balsam fir (Abies balsamea), and the southern high elevation endemic, Fraser fir (Abies fraseri). Fraser fir is endemic to...
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  • Fraser Forster (born 1988), English footballer Fraser Wilkins (1908–1989), United States diplomat Fraser fir, the tree species Abies fraseri FRASER (Federal...
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    The spruce-fir forest consists primarily of two conifer species—red spruce (Picea rubens) and Fraser fir (Abies fraseri). The Fraser firs, which are native...
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    popularity. In the United States, Douglas-fir, Scots pine and Fraser fir all sell well. Nordmann fir and Norway spruce sell well in the United Kingdom, the latter...
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    Red spruce and Fraser fir are dominant canopy trees in high mountain areas. In higher elevation (over 1,980 metres; 6,500 feet), Fraser fir is dominant,...
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    American crocodile Black-capped vireo California condor Florida panther Fraser fir Longleaf pine Mexican wolf Red-cockaded woodpecker Red Hills salamander...
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  • television sitcoms Frasier and Cheers Fraser fir, a type of coniferous tree. "Frasier" is a misspelling of "Fraser" Frasier syndrome, a genetic abnormality...
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    Pinus sylvestris (redirect from Scots fir)
    though it has been eclipsed in popularity, by such species as Fraser fir, Douglas-fir, and others. Despite its invasiveness in parts of eastern North...
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    The spruce-fir forest consists primarily of two conifer species—red spruce (Picea rubens) and Fraser fir (Abies fraseri). The Fraser firs, which are native...
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    highland Appalachia, passing through the spruce-fir forest and its accompanying blowdowns and dead Fraser Firs. The Appalachian Trail (A.T.) crosses Clingmans...
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    tree and community and cultural holiday displays each December. A Fraser fir or Balsam fir is erected in the rotunda and decorated. The tree, donated by a...
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    Pet-mas!", CBS News, November 21, 2002, accessed March 30, 2009. "It's a Fraser fir for White House Christmas tree", USA Today, November 30, 2008, accessed...
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    wooly adelgid and acid rain affecting the Fraser fir.[citation needed] A prolific crop of young Fraser firs grows in many of these areas. At the terminus...
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    popularity. In the United States, Douglas-fir, Scots pine and Fraser fir all sell well. Nordmann fir and Norway spruce sell well in the United Kingdom, the latter...
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    forests of temperate America. The following trees are at higher elevations: Fraser fir ("balsams" or "She balsams"). Forests of these trees appear black from...
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    avocado and pineapple; as well as trees and woody ornamentals such as Fraser firs, shortleaf pines, loblolly pines, azaleas, camellia and boxwood, causing...
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    ornamentals including arborvitaee, azalea, Chamaecyparis, dogwood, forsythia, Fraser fir, hemlock, Japanese holly, juniper, Pieris, rhododendron, Taxus, white...
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    Southern Appalachian spruce-fir forest. This forest type consists of two dominant tree types—the red spruce and the Fraser fir—commonly called the "he-balsam"...
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    pine, balsam fir, or black spruce. Along with Fraser fir, red spruce is one of two primary tree types in the southern Appalachian spruce-fir forest, a distinct...
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  • family Abies balsamea, an evergreen tree commonly known as the balsam fir Fraser fir, sometimes considered a subspecies and referred to as "she-balsam" Picea...
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