Fraser Fir
Abies Fraseri
I love walking outside the greenhouses to take in the wonderful scent of our Fraser Fir trees. "Abies Fraseri" are native to the higher Southern Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina, and are named after their discoverer, John Fraser, a North American plant collector.
The Fraser has become a most cherished Christmas tree, and has historically been selected most often for our nation's White House Holiday tree because of it's natural symmetry and inviting fragrance. As importantly, I asked family and friends of the greenhouse why their repeated Holiday choice was the Fraser. Here are some of their responses.
Debbie: "Aromatics. They have a wonderful scent and are long lasting. The Fraser Fir stays fresh throughout the season; they are Everfresh."
Sandy: "They have a fresh natural outdoor fragrance. They hold their beauty, fragrance and fullness well beyond Christmas and the New Year holidays. Our Frasers are not taken from the wild but are grown on a small family farm in North Carolina. I appreciate that, for every one they cut, the family replants two or three to replenish nature. I value that they cut them the week before Thanksgiving and deliver them within three days. That's Fresh! Also, these trees can have a life after the holidays. Just place them in your backyard until spring to create a warm habitat for our winter bird friends."
Michelle: "They hold their needles, so no shedding on your floors and the fragrance is unbeatable for that fresh smell."
Susan: :They change the feeling of the room they're in with their aroma and the depths of their green and the thickness of their foliage."
Joe: "The Fraser is simply the best tree you can get in this region in terms of freshness, scent, and beauty."
Frank: "Of course the true fir scent is wonderful, but also the thick open foliage allows for a perfect ornament display both on the edge and on the inner segments of the branches. Also, the needles are soft with little dropping, and the color is multifaceted; a bold rich green with a hint of blue gray on the underside."
Well, for me, the gift of the Fraser trees, available at our greenhouse, is that they are produced by a family farm that values the replenishment of the land and focuses on providing a gifted Holiday experience to our winter Holidays. There is no other regionally grown tree that shares, in such a complete way, the aroma and thick lush deep green texture this evergreen provides, which also lifts and feeds our winter celebrations and life. I am grateful when I walk out the door and experience the wonderful scent of our Abies Fraseri trees. I invite you to come and share the experience. It is a true delight!
All good,
Margaret Rahn
The Fraser has become a most cherished Christmas tree, and has historically been selected most often for our nation's White House Holiday tree because of it's natural symmetry and inviting fragrance. As importantly, I asked family and friends of the greenhouse why their repeated Holiday choice was the Fraser. Here are some of their responses.
Debbie: "Aromatics. They have a wonderful scent and are long lasting. The Fraser Fir stays fresh throughout the season; they are Everfresh."
Sandy: "They have a fresh natural outdoor fragrance. They hold their beauty, fragrance and fullness well beyond Christmas and the New Year holidays. Our Frasers are not taken from the wild but are grown on a small family farm in North Carolina. I appreciate that, for every one they cut, the family replants two or three to replenish nature. I value that they cut them the week before Thanksgiving and deliver them within three days. That's Fresh! Also, these trees can have a life after the holidays. Just place them in your backyard until spring to create a warm habitat for our winter bird friends."
Michelle: "They hold their needles, so no shedding on your floors and the fragrance is unbeatable for that fresh smell."
Susan: :They change the feeling of the room they're in with their aroma and the depths of their green and the thickness of their foliage."
Joe: "The Fraser is simply the best tree you can get in this region in terms of freshness, scent, and beauty."
Frank: "Of course the true fir scent is wonderful, but also the thick open foliage allows for a perfect ornament display both on the edge and on the inner segments of the branches. Also, the needles are soft with little dropping, and the color is multifaceted; a bold rich green with a hint of blue gray on the underside."
Well, for me, the gift of the Fraser trees, available at our greenhouse, is that they are produced by a family farm that values the replenishment of the land and focuses on providing a gifted Holiday experience to our winter Holidays. There is no other regionally grown tree that shares, in such a complete way, the aroma and thick lush deep green texture this evergreen provides, which also lifts and feeds our winter celebrations and life. I am grateful when I walk out the door and experience the wonderful scent of our Abies Fraseri trees. I invite you to come and share the experience. It is a true delight!
All good,
Margaret Rahn
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