Balsam Fir vs Meyers Spruce - TreeTime.ca

Balsam Fir vs Meyers Spruce

Picea meyeri

Abies balsamea

Meyers Spruce
Balsam Fir

Meyer's Spruce is a popular accent tree with a distinctive and refined pyramidal form. This tree resembles Blue Spruce with its flaking bark and bluish-green needles. Meyer's Spruce can tolerate very dry conditions. This species is deer resistant.

Balsam Fir - best known as a "Christmas tree" - doesn't just look great in living rooms; it's a terrific tree for your yard too!

This fir grows tall and narrow. Balsam Fir is cold hardy, shade tolerant, and will thrive in most soil types and moisture levels.

Meyers Spruce Quick Facts

Balsam Fir Quick Facts

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Zone: 3a
Zone: 2a
Height: 27 m (90 ft)
Height: 25 m (82 ft)
Spread: 9 m (30 ft)
Spread: 8 m (25 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: any
Moisture: any
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: slow
Growth rate: slow
Life span: long
Life span: long
Suckering: none
Suckering: none


Bark: grey-brown with irregular flaking
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: AB, SK, MB, ON, QC, NS, NB, NL, PE
Other Names: chinese blue spruce
Other Names: balm of gilead, blister fir, canada balsam, eastern fir, fir-balsam