Part of
fir genus Abies
in
🌲︎ cedar / fir / hemlock / larch / pine / spruce family Pinaceae
in
🌲︎ conifer order Pinales.
Native to 🇺🇸 USA 🏔 Appalachia.
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Uses by native peoples
(Ethnobotany database)
On No-Planting List by Seneca Nation of Indians SNI.
(page 60)
Abies hosts caterpillars of 55 species
of butterflies and moths, in some areas.
Often grown as a Christmas tree, due to its nice color, pleasant scent, and that after cutting, it holds onto its needles longer than most other Christmas trees. However, cultivators find the tree susceptible to 🍄︎⚕︎ fungal disease
water mold Phytophtora abietivora and Phytophtora cinnamomi.
Fraser fir is known to be a host for (in areas where invasive)
balsam woolly adelgid Adelges piceae,
a small wingless invasive insect that infests and kills
fir genus Abies,
especially
balsam fir Abies balsamea
and
Fraser fir Abies fraseri.