Answer: The Sub-Alpine Fir
The sub-alpine fir (Abies lasiocarpa) is found in most areas of Yukon. The territory adopted the tree as its symbol in 2001, in part because of its fame among the territory’s Aboriginal people for its healing powers. They would boil the needles to make a cold-fighting tea rich in vitamin C and use the sap to treat lung ailments.
Abies-lasiocarpa. Subalpine fir…