I wanted to see if Balsam Hill's expensive trees lived up to the high price tag. I tested the Fraser Fir, which is about in the middle, cost-wise. It was easily the most convincing fake tree I put ...

artificial Christmas trees, it puts my mind at ease knowing ... Pick up the Balsam Hill Balsam Fir flip tree on the brand’s website. My 7.5-foot tree with clear lights retails for $1,699.

White spruce grows best on well-drained loam and clay. Balsam fir thrives on moist, well-drained sandy loam. Thinning promotes healthy and vigorous trees. Harvest a stand’s balsam fir and aspen when ...

"It's quite, quite abnormal to have such wide-scale death of these balsam fir trees," he said in a recent interview. "And it really stood out." The balsam fir accounts for about 20 per cent of all ...

It is a problem only in Christmas tree plantations or on wild trees used for "tipping" where aesthetics are of primary concern. Fraser fir is often more severely affected than balsam fir. Infestation ...

The balsam needle gall midge is often a serious pest of balsam fir which can economically affect the Christmas tree and wreath industries. Feeding of the young midge larvae on developing needles ...

Property owners can access help addressing the spruce budworm problem thanks to the Arrowhead Forest Partnership.

Balsam fir trees are medium-sized evergreen conifers. They are often used as Christmas trees because of their pleasant smell and the fact that their needles remain in place long after the trees have ...

Despite its name, balsam fir trees are most susceptible to budworm while spruces are moderately susceptible. Fortunately, these important conifer species can be protected through effective forest ...

Red needles seen on a balsam fir are shown in this handout image from New Brunswick. During a drive down a highway in the spring of 2018, a University of New Brunswick professor's wife pointed out ...