30 Blue Balsam Fir Seeds

Blue Balsam Fir, Abies balsamea Cooks Blue This is a blue-tinged selection of balsam fir. The blue needle color will intensify with age and the seed will produce trees that vary in color from green to blue and shades in between. The "Cooks Blue" Balsam Fir has a blue tinge of the needles. It has also proved to be more heat tolerant than the species. Leaf: Flattened needles, 3/4 inch long, blunt or notched at the end, maybe shorter and sharper pointed on upper branches.Flower: Monoecious; males occur on undersides of leaf axils, purple to yellow-brown; females occur in the upper crown, purple and inconspicuous. Resinous cones are upright, 2 to 3 1/2 inches long, oblong to cylindrical, green with a purple tinge, with bracts shorter than the scales; scales are deciduous with seed dispersal in late summer. Twig: Yellow-green, later turning gray; buds are reddish-brown and resin covered; leaf scars are flat and rounded. Bark: Shiny silvery gray-brown, smooth except for numerous, raised resi