Abies balsamea (L.) Mill. BALSAM FIR. Ontario, Niagara Park System,
Cameron (1895). "... a fine tree that is easily found in the Niagara
Glen," Hamilton (1943).
One hundred young trees of this species were
added to the nursery on Goat Island in 1891 (8 Ann Rep Comm, 1892), as were two
hundred the following year (9 Ann Rep Comm, 1893). There are no reports of this
species growing naturally on Goat Island, and none were observed growing there
today.
New York: rim rock with
exotic species association by Lower Arch Bridge, PME 2591985 (BUF); woods
margin, Deveaux Woods, Eckel & Zander 280685 (BUF); base of gorge, bedrock
projecting into the river just S of Devil's Hole, Eckel, Sept. 12, 1987 (BUF);
Goat Island, thickets, Eckel, Sept. 1, 1987 (BUF).
Ontario: moraine just N of
Lower Arch Bridge, Eckel & Eckel, Oct. 10, 1987 (BUF).