Scientific Name: Abies balsamea 'Nana'
Common Name: dwarf balsam fir
Family Name: Pinaceae
Origin: Canada - central, Canada - eastern, Garden origin, U.S. - central, U.S. - northeast
Hardiness Zone: Zone 3: (-40 to -34 °C)
Plant Type: Conifer
Mature Size: 0.4 - 0.7m x 0.6 - 1.0m (height x width)
Habit: Dense
Form: Mounded
Texture: Fine
Landscape Uses: Container planting, Group or mass planting, Mixed shrub border, Winter interest
Exposure: Full sun, Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade
Soil or Media: Acidic, Well-drained
Leaves: Needle-like, Spiraled, Leathery, Glabrous, Lustrous, Distinctive smell, Linear, Entire
Flowers:
Fruit:
Key ID Features:
Needles spirally arranged, flat, linear, about 1cm long x 1-2mm wide, dark green, two white stomatal lines underneath, rounded tip, notched; buds are resinous; cones absent.