So, which species of tree is it?

Sign outside tree lot at The Real Canadian Superstore, Vancouver, BC

Sign inside tree lot at The Real Canadian Superstore, Vancouver, BC

The Fraser Fir is named after John Fraser, a Scottish botanist, and not after Simon Fraser, a Scottish-American fur trader and the explorer of much of present-day British Columbia.

Botanically the Fraser Fir is, depending on the source you trust, is categorized as either a subspecies or variety of the Balsam Fir.

So, if it is important that the trees are Fraser Fir, then why call them a Balsam Fir?

Oh the perils of retail and the million confusing details.