Abies balsamea Balsam Fir Pinaceae
| FIA distributions (153 counties) quartiles: | min | 1st | mean | median | 3rd | max | rank |
| Diameter, cm (9831 plots) | 0.3 | 6.9 | 13.6 | 12.3 | 18.8 | 57.4 | 59 |
| Growth Rate, cm2/yr (1906 plots) | 0.1 | 4.3 | 9.4 | 8.0 | 12.5 | 71.8 | 66 |
| Annual Temperature, °C | 2.0 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 8.8 | 80 |
| January Temperature, °C | -18.5 | -12.2 | -10.0 | -9.7 | -7.6 | -3.2 | 80 |
| Precipitation, mm | 452 | 761 | 876 | 800 | 1040 | 1300 | 78 |
| Potential Evapotranspiration, mm/month | 17.9 | 36.1 | 40.4 | 41.0 | 44.9 | 63.3 | 80 |
| Maximum Elevation, m | 152 | 402 | 613 | 515 | 704 | 1860 | 5 |
| Slope, percent | 0.0 | 4.4 | 8.3 | 7.1 | 11.1 | 29.8 | 46 |
| pH | 3.1 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 7.8 | 30 |
| Permeability, cm/hr | 0.7 | 2.5 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 6.4 | 14.2 | 16 |
| Organic Matter, percent | 2.5 | 4.9 | 9.8 | 7.7 | 12.8 | 35.1 | 2 |
| Clay, percent | 3.3 | 6.0 | 9.9 | 8.9 | 12.0 | 43.1 | 80 |
| Water-Holding Capacity, cm/cm | 4.2 | 5.7 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 8.4 | 16.1 | 63 |