Occasionally you will see someone trying to grow a blue fir in the area, they usually don't do well this far south. I suspect the same is true for the red variety and tamarac, which is a completely new species to me. I am blessed not to have any evergeens on my lot, I had an abundance at my last house, which resulted in storms breaking them off onto my roof (actually that was my neighbor's tree), my company car and acting as a lightning rod to destroy my electronics.

Hardly anyone burns softwoods in the south due to the soot build up, is that not a problem with the firs?