Preparations for this Saturday's 'Festival of Lights at Lambeau Field' continued today as a 40-foot balsam fir tree was harvested in Jackson County by Northern Christmas Trees and Nursery.

The balsam fir is found from eastern Minnesota to areas of New York and New England. This range covers about 4 percent of the total land area of the United States, yet 13 percent of all Christmas ...

Skip the stress and get straight to decorating with the easy-setup Balsam Hill flip tree. Our holiday expert raves about this tree's form and function.

We have another state record right here in Koochiching county. Balsam fir’s scientific name is Abies balsamea. It is often misidentified as a Christmas tree or pine tree. It is not a pine tre… ...

On September 18, permits for balsam bough harvesting in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest will be available.

Directions to make homemade balsam fir pillows for Christmas gifts, includes type of needles for pillows, types of design and fabric and sewing stitches. Originally published as "Give the Gift of ...

June 16, 2023 ID That Tree: Balsam Fir Purdue Extension Forestry & Natural Resources Strengthening lives and livelihoods.

A fir tree in Missaukee County with clusters of small, white tufts indicative of invasive balsam woolly adelgid (BWA). (Photo provided by MDARD) ...

A photo provided by the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development shows a balsam woolly adelgid infestation on a portion of a Fraser fir on a Rockford area property.

Swelling known as "gouting" is one of the signs of the invasive balsam woolly adelgid. Photo courtesy of USDA Forest Service - Region 8 - Southern, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org.

Maine wreath-makers ring in the holiday season with balsam fir tradition Maine produces millions of wreaths per year thanks to its abundant pine trees, which some farmers trim for a second source ...