The popular and aromatic balsam fir, "Abies balsamea" ❋ Pooky (2008)
The boreal forest in this bioregion is characterized by a mix of balsam fir (Abies balsamea) and black spruce (Picea mariana). ❋ Unknown (2008)
Vegetation in the Tazin Lake Upland in the southwestern region is characterized by medium to tall closed stands of quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) and balsam poplar (Populus balsamifera), with white spruce, balsam fir (Abies balsamea) and black spruce occurring in late successional stages. ❋ Unknown (2008)
The area to the south of James Bay acts as a transition between the coniferous mixed forests to the south and the tundra to the north, and as such, has a greater diversity of species, including balsam fir (Abies balsamea), white spruce (Picea glauca), and black spruce, quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides), and paper birch (Betula papyrifera). ❋ Unknown (2008)
The coast includes typical shoreline communities, namely active dunes with white spruce Picea glauca, and cliffs with prostrate spruce and balsam fir Abies balsamea. ❋ Unknown (2008)
White spruce (Picea glauca) and balsam fir (Abies balsamea) are the climax species, but are not well represented because of fires. ❋ Unknown (2008)
The forests vary with elevation, with valleys containing hardwood forest with an admixture of eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) and low mountain slopes supporting a mixed forest of red spruce, balsam fir (Abies balsamea), maple, beech, birch, white spruce (P. glauca), and red pine. ❋ Unknown (2008)
Along high elevation ridges, red spruce, the endemic Fraser fir (Abies fraseri), and balsam fir (A. balsamea) dominate. ❋ Unknown (2008)
Surrounding high elevation forests also support disjunct northern species such as the Canada yew (Taxus canadensis), eastern larch (Larix laricina), red pine (Pinus resinosa), and balsam fir (Abies balsamea). ❋ Unknown (2008)
The boreal forest in this ecoregion is characterized by dwarf, open and sometimes closed cover patches of black spruce (Picea mariana) and balsam fir (Abies balsamea) alternating with communities of dwarf kalmia (Kalmia polifolia) and mosses. ❋ Unknown (2007)
Balsam fir (Abies balsamea) is restricted to rare sites of medium-textured materials. ❋ Unknown (2007)
The mixed coniferous and deciduous forest is characterized by medium to tall closed stands of quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) and balsam poplar (Populus balsamifera) with white and black spruce (Picea glauca and P. mariana), and balsam fir (Abies balsamea) occurring in late successional stages. ❋ Unknown (2007)
South-facing slopes or warmer areas include greater proportions of quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides), white birch (Betula sp.), white spruce (Picea glauca), and balsam fir (Abies balsamea). ❋ Unknown (2007)
The closed mixedwood forests of this ecoregion are strongly influenced by a maritime climate where warm summers allow for good growth of hardwoods, which are often mixed with red spruce (Picea rubens) and balsam fir (Abies balsamea). ❋ Unknown (2007)
Dwarf krummholz of balsam fir (Abies balsamea) occurs on some upland sites, and the moss-heath of this region is unique to North America. ❋ Unknown (2007)
_Canada balsam_ or _Canada turpentine_ is the oleo-resin yielded by _Abies balsamea_, a tree that grows in Canada and the northern parts of the United States. ❋ Various (N/A)
Besides these there are Venice turpentine from the larch, _Pinus Larix_, Strassburg turpentine from _Abies pectinata_, and Canada balsam from _Pinus balsamea_. ❋ Various (N/A)
[Footnote 9: This tree was the balsam fir, _Abies balsamea_.] ❋ Harry Hamilton Johnston (1892)
Abies balsamea (balsam fir), perhaps the most common tree, especially in the upper parts of rivers. ❋ Unknown (1858)
The tiny fir tree is Abies balsamea 'Piccolo,' which grows only 2 to 4 inches a year. ❋ Unknown (2011)
