Balsam Fir vs Globe Blue Spruce - TreeTime.ca

Balsam Fir vs Globe Blue Spruce

Picea pungens Glauca Globosa

Abies balsamea

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Globe Blue Spruce
Balsam Fir

The Globe Blue Spruce is a uniquely shaped evergreen shrub species, with a rounded and compact form. It has silvery-blue needles that can last all winter, which add to its ornamental value.

The Globe Blue Spruce is a cultivar of the Blue Spruce and is especially popular in urban environments for its eye-catching shape, cold-hardiness and high pollution tolerance.

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.

Globe Blue Spruce Quick Facts

Balsam Fir Quick Facts

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Zone: 3a
Zone: 2a
Height: 1.2 m (4 ft)
Height: 25 m (82 ft)
Spread: 2.1 m (7 ft)
Spread: 8 m (25 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: any
Moisture: dry, normal
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: slow
Growth rate: slow
Life span: long
Life span: long
Suckering: none
Suckering: none


Foliage: silver-blue
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


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