North America's fir trees include the Christmas varieties (balsam, Fraser, Douglas, noble) and the lesser-known white fir. Learn how to identify them.

Fir tree cones stand upright from branches rather than hanging down. They vary in size from 1 1 / 2 to 10 inches. Learn fascinating facts about conifer trees .

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 ...

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. Balsam firs are popular for Christmas ...

Our Hiking Time: 5h 10m Total Ascent: 2100ft Highest Point: 4570ft Total Distance: 9.5 miles Location: N 47° 17.5980, W 121° 15.6720 Difficulty: Hard. A rare break in cloud cover found us ...