Kebnat
PLANTS

Balsam fir

Abies balsamea

Plants
NativeTreePerennialYellow flowers
Balsam fir, photo 1 of 5
Balsam fir, photo 2 of 5
Balsam fir, photo 3 of 5
18.3 mHeight
70–150 yearsLifespan

Perennial tree reaching 18.3 m. Grows in forests and in conifers.

There are 178,177 observations of Balsam fir in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Côte-Nord and Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in August and September and become rare from December to March.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue22,024
  2. Côte-Nord20,803
  3. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean19,853
  4. Mauricie15,791
  5. Bas-Saint-Laurent14,225
  6. Capitale-Nationale14,046
  7. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine13,796
  8. Outaouais13,194
  9. Chaudière-Appalaches11,285
  10. Laurentides10,189
  11. Lanaudière8,464
  12. Estrie6,521
  13. Nord-du-Québec4,571
  14. Centre-du-Québec2,579
  15. Montérégie790
  16. Montréal36
  17. Laval10

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
ConifersCephas
FieldsMario Hains

Similar species

Eastern hemlockTsuga canadensis
Black Hills sprucePicea glauca
TOXIC
Canada yewTaxus canadensis
Norway sprucePicea abies
Black sprucePicea mariana
Red sprucePicea rubens
Silver firAbies concolor
Blue sprucePicea pungens
Eastern white pinePinus strobus
TamarackLarix laricina
ArborvitaeThuja occidentalis
Common juniperJuniperus communis