Fraser fir is a beloved type of Christmas tree that also offers privacy, beauty, and wildlife value to gardens. arlutz73 / Getty Images The Fraser fir tree (Abies fraseri) is a comparatively rare ...

People like the way it makes their house smell when they put a Fraser fir in their living room. GARBER: The race to save the trees is not just about saving an important piece of the holidays.

Smith’s Mountain Top Fraser Fir farm in Newland has long been a cornerstone of the industry, even providing the official White House Christmas tree in 2018, a moment when Smith met then ...

The Missouri Botanical Garden has eight Fraser fir seedlings growing at the Oertli Family Hardy Plant Nursery, seen Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2021. The firs are endangered in the wild, and part of the ...

In the past couple of decades, the insect has contributed to significant population loss in the cool weather and high altitudes of the Fraser fir’s native Appalachian Mountains habitat. In the Great ...

GARBER: If there are Fraser firs and Christmases yet to come, Tracy Taylor’s work may play a key role. TRACY TAYLOR: North Carolina has developed the best Fraser fir genetics in the world, and they’re ...