description |
approximate number of seeds per lb.
|
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| BALSAM FIR (A. Balsamea) |
|
50,400 |
$190
|
- Cooks Blue Improved: Collected from a grafted seed orchard
|
|
$230 Sold Out |
- Quebec: Improved Seed Orchard
|
|
$225 Sold Out |
- Minnesota: A seed orchard developed for natural Minnesota selections specifically for Christmas Tree production.
|
|
$185 Sold Out |
- New Hampshire Blue: Collected from a grafted seed orchard
|
|
$220 |
| CONCOLOR FIR (A. Concolor) |
- Pal~Select Cibola N.F.: Central New Mexico, Sandia Mts., select canyons - Fast growth, best blue of all selections ever made and most drought resistant.
|
10,400 |
$180 Sold Out
|
- San Juan N.F.: Southern Colorado
|
14,500 |
$170 Sold Out
|
- Santa Fe N.F.: Central New Mexico, Rio Las Vacas and nearby area - Fast growth, very bue, longest needle.
|
14,000 |
$170 Sold Out |
- Lincoln N.F.: New Mexico - Best growth rate, excellent shape and density but not as blue as other sources. Indications are that this selection is most resistant to root rot.
|
14,950 |
$130
Sold Out
|
| CORKBARK FIR: (A. lasiocarpa var. arizonica) |
|
|
$200
Sold Out |
| FRASER X BALSAM HYBRID (A. Fraser x Balsamea) |
- Fraser x Balsam Hybrid: Collected from a New England seed orchard.
|
56,700 |
$360
|
| FRASER FIR (A. Fraseri) |
- North Carolina: Roan Mountain, seed orchard.
|
42,000 |
$250 |
- North Carolina: Roan Mountain, wild stands
2006 Crop Year, 26% Germination
|
42,000 |
$100 |
- North Carolina: Mt. Rogers, very uniform quality.
|
42,000 |
$275 |
| GRAND FIR (A. Grandis) |
|
16,000 |
$195
|
| INTERMEDIATE (CANAAN) FIR (A. Intermedia) |
- Pennsylvania Seed Orchard:
Excellent growth rate, bluish color, dense crown form, high needle density on twigs. On going tests show tolerance for less moisture and higher temperatures than Fraser. 40% - 55% Germination
|
46,000 |
$350 |
- Pennsylvania Seed Orchard:
26% - 28% Germination
|
46,000 |
$125 |
| KOREAN X BALSAM HYBRID (Abies Koreana x balsamea) |
- New England Seed Orchard::
|
|
$370
|
| NORDMANN FIR (A. Nordmanniana) |
- Bout, France:
Cloned Seed Orchard Also known as Caucasian fir, similar to Abies alba and Abies bornmuelleriana.
|
7,700 |
Call
|
| TROJAN FIR (A. nordmanniana ssp. equi-trojani) |
- Kaz-Dagi, Turkey:
Native to Mt. Ida in northwestern Turkey. Denser and blunter needles that form v-shaped grooves above the twig.
|
|
$105
|
| TURKISH FIR (A. Bornmuelleriana) |
- Bolu-Aladag,Turkey:
Native to the mountains of Northwestern Turkey. Breaks bud slightly earlier than Nordmann with a faster growth rate, also some tests have shown resistance to root rot.
|
6,800 |
$95 |
- France Seed Orchard Selection: Clones from Turkish provenances. Selected for good homogeneity, better vigor and growth rate, later bud flushing and frost hardiness.
|
5,500 |
$130
|
NOTES: N.F. = National Forest
Some stands are on private holdings within or adjacent to the National Forest.
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