*Canaan fir

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*Abies balsamea var. phanerolepis
CANAAN FIR

Pinaceae
N.E. North America

Location: map coordinates B-28 (east corner of MLK Student Center), N 39°11'16'' W 75°32'28

Planting history: planted with new MLK Student Center, ca 2009

Description:
  • medium-sized evergreen tree, conifer
  • etymology: Abies is the classical name; balsamea = balsam (aromatic resin); phanerolepis = conspicuous-scaled
  • leaves short needle-like, flat, round-tipped
  • cones upright (as in other firs)
  • Canaan fir is a naturally-occurring variety of balsam fir, found in isolated pockets of West Virginia and Virginia mountains; climate cool.
  • the species, balsam fir, is native to central and north Appalachian Mts and NE US and Canada, and important in the pulp-wood (too soft for lumber), and Christmas tree industries

*non-native species (not native to Delaware)
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