One of balsam’s gentler benefits is its high levels of vitamin C. In fact, there’s a possibility that balsam was used to prevent and cure scurvy. News Sports Packers Business Go 920!

While Balsam fir is more fragrant, Fraser fir holds its needles longer as a cut tree. How long does Fraser fir live? If given the right growing conditions, Fraser fir lives up to 150 years.