Noun
medium-sized fir of northeastern North America; leaves smell of balsam when crushed; much used for pulpwood and Christmas trees
Source: WordNetTaylor's study suggests partial cutting, rather than clear cutting, increases the regeneration of species like balsam fir, which do better when shaded by a canopy of trees left standing. Source: Internet
That little tree – now a 48-foot, 3,400-pound balsam fir – was planted some 35 years ago by Edith Arey, who grew fir saplings around her North Deering home in hopes that one would someday be the perfect Monument Square tree. Source: Internet
The hare was in a dense forest of balsam fir trees. Source: Internet