NOUN
- small fast-growing but short-lived fir of southern Alleghenies similar to balsam fir but with very short leaves
How To Use Fraser fir In A Sentence
- The spruce-fir forests have been affected by the balsam wooly adelgid, a non-native insect that kills mature Fraser firs, and some forest growth declines are possibly linked to air pollutants. Ecoregions of North Carolina and South Carolina (EPA)
- The balsam woolly adelgid, which sucks the sap from Fraser firs, has no natural predators here, either. Aliens Invade America!
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- It arrived on a horse-drawn cart Sunday afternoon. The 20-foot Fraser fir from North Carolina will be set up in the Blue Room of the White House.
- Farmers in mountainous Ashe County, N.C., have been taking classes on how to graft picturesque Fraser fir tops on homely Japanese Momi root balls, which happen to be resistant to rot and pests. Fir Real? Christmas Trees in Crisis
- In Great Smoky Mountains National Park, an invasive insect—the balsam woolly adelgid—has killed millions of Fraser firs, as seen here on Clingmans Dome.
- First lady Laura Bush walked outside to receive the Fraser Fir that was pulled up the driveway to the North Portico by two horses, including one that didn't seem happy in his work.