PlantSnap.com identifies Balsam fir (Abies balsamea), a North American fir, native to most of eastern and central Canada and the northeastern United States. | PlantSnap | Facebook

The largest firs in the world taste like grapefruits! Grand firs are named scientifically as Abies grandis because of their size - ‘Abeis’ means fir, and ‘grandis’ means ‘large’. But a fun trick to remember them by is that their needles grow in alternating lengths, just like the long and short keys of a grand piano. To identify this tree, look for flat, glossy dark green needles with notched or rounded edges. The underside has two white stripes (stomatal bands) underneath. Unlike spruce, the nee