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Balsam Fir vs Hedge Rose

Abies balsamea

Rosa rugosa x Rosa woodsii (Improved hybrid developed by PFRA)

Balsam Fir
Hedge Rose

Balsam Fir - best known as a "Christmas tree" - doesn't just look great in living rooms; it's a terrific tree for your yard too!

This fir grows tall and narrow. Balsam Fir is cold hardy, shade tolerant, and will thrive in most soil types and moisture levels.

Hedge Rose is a long-lived, fast-growing shrub. It bears similar flowers to the Alberta Wild Rose. Birds will love its deep red rose hips. Hedge Rose will thrive in a wide variety of soils and is a tall rose forming a useful hedge.

Excellent for shelterbelts, ecobuffers, and wildlife habitat plantings. Continuous flowering makes it attractive to pollinators. Many song and game birds utilize this tree for food and habitat.

In use since the early 1900s, this hybrid was originally developed at the PFRA's Indian Head Agroforestry Center.

BALSAM FIR QUICK FACTS

HEDGE ROSE QUICK FACTS

Lowest Price: $4.99
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Zone: 2a
Zone: 2a
Height: 25 m (82 ft)
Height: 3 m (10 ft)
Spread: 8 m (25 ft)
Spread: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Moisture: normal
Moisture: any
Light: any
Light: partial shade, full sun
Flowers: pink or crimson
Growth rate: slow
Growth rate: medium
Life span: long
Life span: medium
Suckering: none
Suckering: high


In row spacing: 0.3 m (1.0 ft)
Between row spacing: 5 m (16 ft)



Other Names: balm of gilead, blister fir, canada balsam, eastern fir, fir-balsam