Balsam Fir Tree Seeds
Abies balsamea
Price range: £3.10 through £12.26
The Balsam Fir – Abies balsamea is a neat, pyramid-shaped conifer from North America. It has fragrant dark green needles with silvery undersides. A lovely choice for adding year-round structure and scent to your garden.
- ✓ These are the same high-quality seeds we use in our own nursery to grow healthy, thriving trees. Follow our germination guide for best results.
- ✓ The Balsam Fir is a beautiful evergreen conifer from North America with a classic pyramid shape and dense branches that stay clothed right down to ground level, perfect as a specimen tree on a lawn
- ✓ Fragrant dark green needles have two silvery white stripes on the underside and release a fresh balsam scent when touched, bringing wonderful fragrance to your garden throughout the year
- ✓ Abies balsamea produces attractive small purple cones that stand upright on the branches near the top of the tree, adding extra interest in autumn and into winter months
- ✓ This hardy tree thrives in cool moist conditions and prefers acidic to neutral soil with some shelter from drying winds, ideal for northern and western gardens or woodland planting schemes
- ✓ Quality UK seed stock from Yarrow Gardens - DEFRA Registered Supplier
The Balsam Fir is a lovely evergreen conifer from North America. Abies balsamea grows wild across Canada and the northeastern United States. It thrives in cool, moist climates. This makes it well suited to many parts of Britain, especially in the north and west.
This tree has a classic Christmas tree shape. It forms a neat, narrow pyramid with branches right down to the ground. The needles are dark green on top with two silvery stripes beneath. When crushed, they release a wonderful balsam scent. This fresh, resinous fragrance is one of the tree’s best features.
This is a tree that looks good all year round. The dense foliage stays fresh and green through winter. The silvery undersides of the needles catch the light beautifully. Small purple cones appear near the top of mature trees. These stand upright on the branches and add interest in autumn.
The Balsam Fir works well as a specimen tree on a lawn. Its neat shape needs no pruning to look smart. It also makes a fine addition to a woodland garden. Plant it with other conifers and shade-loving plants for a natural feel.
This tree stays fairly compact compared to some firs. It typically reaches 15 to 20 metres in Britain. This makes it suitable for medium to large gardens. It grows at a moderate pace, adding around 30cm per year once established.
Once settled in, the Balsam Fir needs little attention. Water during dry spells, especially in the first few years. A mulch of bark chips helps keep the roots cool and moist. No regular pruning is needed.
This is a tree that brings year-round beauty and a wonderful scent to your garden. Plant one and enjoy it for decades to come.
Foliage
Evergreen
Natural Germination: Balsam Fir seeds need a period of cold to break dormancy. Sow them outdoors in late autumn or early winter. Natural cold and moisture over winter will prepare them for germination in spring.
Artificial Stratification: To stratify seeds indoors, first soak them in water for 24 hours. Then mix the seeds with damp sand or vermiculite in a sealed plastic bag. Place in the fridge at around 3-5°C for 30 days. Check regularly to keep the medium moist but not soggy. Seeds may begin to germinate during this cold period, so check them towards the end.
Scarification
Soak in water for 24 hours
Cold Stratification
Cold stratify for 30 days
Germinate
Expect about 75% germinancy
Difficulty Level
Easy
Delivery
Yarrow Gardens aim to have your order with you in fastest time possible and safest method of transport. Dependent on the parcel size and geographical destination in mind with will select the most suitable courier.
You are welcome to collect any times from our nursery in Euxton, Lancashire. Please contact us to arrange a suitable date and time.
With regret, we can no longer send items out to Northern Ireland. All live plants need a phytosanitary checks and DAERA must be notified. This process is simply too expensive at the moment.
Returns
In the rare instance that your item has been damaged during delivery or incorrectly shipped by us, please contact us and we will be happy to discuss the return and replacement of your item.
Once you have contacted us and we have confirmation that your parcel is on its way back to us we will be happy to issue a refund for the return postage.
| Delivery Class | Delivery Cost | |
|---|---|---|
| Royal Mail Letter - Royal Mail Tracked | £3.25 (Flat) | |
| Royal Mail Letter - Royal Mail Second Class | £1.32 (Flat) | |
| Royal Mail Large Letter - Royal Mail Tracked | £3.25 (Flat) | This item |
| Royal Mail Large Letter - Royal Mail Second Class | £2.10 (Flat) | This item |
| Standard Items - Standard Courier (APC) | £10.74 (Flat) | |
| Standard Items - Standard Courier (Evri) | £5.99 (Flat) | |
| Medium Items - Standard Courier (APC) | £11.94 (Flat) | |
| Large Items - Pallet Courier | £114.00 (Flat) | |
| Large Items - Standard Courier (APC) | £25.14 (Flat) | |
| Pallet Courier - Pallet Courier | £114.00 (Flat) |
We are a small family business based in Euxton, West Lancashire. We specialise in the supply of trees, shrubs both bare root & cell grown. Much of our stock is grown directly on site from seed or cuttings. Other stock is all UK sourced where possible.
We adhere to industry leading biosecurity measures, this ensures that our nursery remains clean and disease free.
We are DEFRA registered and our nursery is regularly inspected to confirm compliance with all current plant and plant health regulations.
Our Plant Passport Registration Number is GB140010
You can view our Plant Healthy report here.
We are actively working towards the Grown in Britain certification along with the Plant Healthy certification.
Should you have any concern or question in respect of our plant health matters, please get in touch.
