Fraser fir is a component of four forest cover types (10): Pin Cherry (Society of American Foresters Type 17), Red Spruce-Yellow Birch (Type 30), Red Spruce (Type 32), and Red Spruce-Fraser Fir ...

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: North Carolina is a leading producer of Christmas trees, and the Cadillac of trees is their native Fraser fir. It is, though, an evergreen under siege.

So far, they have found that some clones of the Nordmann fir--a top-selling Christmas tree in Europe--retain water after harvest better than the originals, and that noble and Fraser firs are the ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park’s spruce and fir forests are rebounding but may be no match for higher temperatures. The endangered forest at the heart of America’s most biologically ...

The Fraser fir will be displayed in the White House's Blue Room, where hundreds of holiday visitors to the White House will have a chance to see it during Mr. Biden's final holiday season in office.

Huron Christmas Tree Farm in Huron Charter Township. Where: 32120 King Road, Huron Township, MI 48164. When: Every day from 9 a.m. until dark. Variety: Douglas fir, Fraser fir, white pine, blue ...

Smith’s Mountain Top Fraser Fir farm in Newland has long been a cornerstone of the industry, even providing the official White House Christmas tree in 2018, ...

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: North Carolina is a leading producer of Christmas trees, and the Cadillac of trees is their native Fraser fir. It is, though, an evergreen under siege.

In 2023, the Forest Service allocated the funds to restore national forest land in North Carolina and Tennessee — including two spruce-fir stands. “The gloves are off,” Drury said. “We get ...

North Carolina's Fraser fir is a popular Christmas tree, but it's under threat from disease and scientists are racing to try to save it. Search Query Show Search. News/Noticias.