Balsam Fir ‘Sheet Harbor’

Price range: $8.91 through $24.62

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Botanical Name: Abies Balsamea ‘Sheet Harbor’
Hardiness Zones: 3-6
Mature Height: 75'
Growth Rate: Fast
Seed Source: Nova Scotia

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Plantable Peat Gallon

Item # Age Height Available 50 250 500 1,000 2,500 5,000
FBSPG4Y48 4 Year 48" 604 7.45 7.37 7.00 6.62 6.47 6.32
Subtotal: $0

Plantable Peat Quart

Item # Age Height Available 50 250 500 1,000 2,500 5,000
FBSPQ2Y24 2 Year 24 - 36" 1,488 5.63 5.56 5.21 4.72 4.58 4.44
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FBSPQ3Y24 3 Year 24 - 36" 2,976 5.48 5.41 5.06 4.57 4.43 4.29
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Plastic Gallon

Item # Age Height Available 50 250 500 1,000 2,500 5,000
FBSPL2Y06 2 Year 6 - 9" 1,276 6.83 6.75 6.38 6.00 5.85 5.70
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FBSPL2Y12 2 Year 12 - 15" 2,592 7.05 6.97 6.60 6.22 6.07 5.92
Subtotal: $0
FBSPL3Y24 3 Year 24 - 36" 3,532 7.23 7.15 6.78 6.40 6.25 6.10
Subtotal: $0

Plug+2 Jumbo Husky Bare Root

Item # Age Height Available 50 250 500 1,000 2,500 5,000
FBSJX03 2 Year 3 - 6" 2,076 5.18 5.10 4.49 3.43 3.13 2.97
Subtotal: $0

50mm Jiffy Plug

Item # Age Height Available 50 250 500 1,000 2,500 5,000
FBSAG502Y03 2 Year 3 - 6" 1,843 4.73 4.51 3.85 3.19 2.97 2.75
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Description

Notes
Similar to the Balsam Fir ‘Nova Scotia’, the Balsam Fir ‘Sheet Harbor’ also produces an oily resin and has dark green needles with 2 white stripes across it.

Uses
This tree is commonly favored as a Christmas tree. Its wood is also used for lumber and pulp.

Wildlife Value
The Balsam Fir ‘Sheet Harbor’ produces seeds and buds that offer a food source to many birds, squirrels, mice, and more. Deer and moose also use this tree as a source of food, cover, and shelter.

History & Lore
The oily resin produced by this tree was used to place specimen under slides long ago.

Hardiness Zones 3-6 Tree Type Conifer Tree Subtype Fir Mature Height 75' Mature Spread 25' Growth Rate Fast Seed Source Nova Scotia
Sun Preference Full sun, part shade Soil PH Range 6.0-6.5 Soil Preference Acidic, moist, well drained soil Tolerant Some salt Intolerant Pollution Diseases Furn rust, trunk decay, heart rot, canker Pests Wooly adelgid, budworm, hemlock looper