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balsam fir, common name for the evergreen tree Abies balsamea of NE North American boreal forests. It has small needles and cones and is used for lumber. It is also called Canada balsam Canada balsam, yellow, oily, resinous exudation obtained from the balsam fir . It is an oleoresin (see resin ) with a pleasant odor but a biting taste. It is a turpentine rather than a true balsam. ..... Click the link for more information. , as is the resin it produces, which is used as an adhesive in optical lenses and glass slides. Balsam fir is classified in the division Pinophyta Pinophyta (pī'nŏf`ətə), division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called gymnosperms. ..... Click the link for more information. , class Pinopsida, order Coniferales, family Pinaceae. |
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The first retail lot in America was set up by Mark Carr in 1851, who hauled two ox sleds loaded with balsam firs from his Catskills farm to New York City. As a result, the tree rings indicate, these extra animals grazed very heavily on balsam firs between 1988 and 1991, the two ecologists report. Then, beneath the hedge I saw another forest--delicate little balsam firs rising green as grass, symmetrical as Christmas trees. |
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