For balsam fir, the ultimate strength (MOR) is 9,200 psi; the stiffness (MOE) is 1.45 million psi; the hardness is 400 pounds. Color and grain. Firs are a straight grain, odorless, white or pale ...

The typical balsam fir tree is about 60 feet tall and 1-1/2 feet in diameter, although much larger trees (90 feet tall and 2-1/2 feet diameter) are seen especially in good growing sites. Some ...

‘Tis the season for balsam fir, the fragrant evergreen that adorns our homes through the winter holidays. Its scent and long-lasting needle retention make this the most popular Christmas tree and ...

The demand for balsam fir, in particular, has contracted dramatically. That began in 2008 when the Canadian company Ainsworth Lumber shuttered three northern Minnesota mills that used fir in the ...

"Balsam Fir is a wonderful tree. It grows so well, it's useful for a lot of products. You can make dimensional lumber out of it, or paper," Seymour said. The code SPF stamped on your 2-by-4 stands ...

State employees will visit the Rockford area Wednesday to tackle the newest invasive species that could threaten Michigan’s Christmas tree industry.

The invasive insect threatens nearly 1.9 billion balsam fir trees in Michigan’s forests, as well as the 13.5 million fir trees produced annually in Michigan for Christmas trees, Miller said.

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 tree ...

Researchers at Dal have discovered that balsam fir needles can kill blacklegged ticks during the winter, preventing them from surviving until spring — offering hope that this natural resource could be ...

The battle against the balsam fir sawfly that has threatened lumber stocks worth more than $750 million in western Newfoundland, and forests elsewhere in Eastern Canada, may start within days.

Add it all up and pest outbreaks have left Minnesota with quite a lot of dead trees, useless lumber and dried-out and wasted stands, which, if left to rot, will become one large fire hazard. But ...

The most common tree in the state is abies balsamea, the balsam fir. "It's just everywhere,” said Robert Seymour, a professor of forestry at the University of Maine's School of Forest Resources.