| General Description | Crowded, dark glossy needles. Fraser Fir has been designated the Cadillac of Christmas Trees; rare in cultivation otherwise. |
| ID Characteristic | Notable for its crowded needles, rich, luxuriant foliage, and for producing cones while still a young specimen. |
| Shape | Pyramidal |
| Landscape | Excellent evergreen in the right climate but suffers in the hot weather. It has become a favoured Christmas tree in the southern highlands of the United States and is also used in short lived cultivation, such as in Canada. |
| Propagation | Seed. Recommendations vary somewhat but a cold period of 15 - 30 days seems to be beneficial. |
| Cultivation | Short-lived and of little ornamental or asthetic value. |
| Habitat | Mountains from West Virginia, to Northern Carolina and Tennessee and at elevations of 1600 - 2000 m. |
| Leaf Description | Needles are crowded, flat, grooved, shiny dark green, with stomates above or near the apex, with 2 broad silvery bands of 8 - 12 stomatic lines beneath. |
| Flower Description | Monoecious. |
| Fruit Description | Ovoid or cylindrical cones, fruit is purple when young and gradually becomes a tan-brown towards maturity; 3.5 - 6 cm in size. |
| Colour Description | Foliage is shiny dark green. |
| Texture Description | Medium. |
