Pseudotsuga menziesii
Douglas Fir

Pseudotsuga menziesii - Overall Tree
 Family:
 Genus:
 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Dark green to bluish-green foliage is evergreen, dense on branches)
 Fruit Notes:
Brown (Interesting cones with forked bracts in fall)
 Ultimate Height:
40-80+ feet
 Ultimate Spread:
12-20 feet
 Light Requirements:
 Soil Notes:
Prefers neutral or slightly acid, moist, well-drained soils; fails on poor, dry soils
 Range:
Western United States
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Needles (0.8-1.2" long) are slightly flattened, and arranged in a cone-like (pectinate) fashion. Needles create a slight V-shape when viewed down tip. Two faint waxy lines on needle underside. Buds (0.25- 0.3" long) are shiny and chestnut brown. Cones (2-4" long) have distinct forked bracts protruding from under scales.
  Special Characteristics:
  • Fast Growth Rate 225
  • Screen 179
  • Specimen 612

    • Additional Information

    A highly variable species, in cold and drought hardiness, color, and form. For use in the Midwest, select the hardiest available forms. Prefers atmospheric moisture. Historically, has been an important timber tree in the West.

    22 Pseudotsuga menziesii found

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    = Heritage plant = Memorial plant
    Number Accession ID Location
    1ORIG_2866*ALAMB
    2ORIG_1079*AMEMMALL
    3ORIG_5202*AROGA
    4ORIG_1205*AMATH
    5ORIG_5462*APVA
    6ORIG_6529*ABCHM
    7ORIG_0915*AMTHW
    8ORIG_3379*ASPKL
    9ORIG_0448*AMRPK
    10ORIG_3378*ASPKL
    11ORIG_6533*ABCHM
    12ORIG_7266*AHAWK
    13ORIG_1204*AHAAS
    14ORIG_3377*ASPKL
    15ORIG_6531*ABCHM
    16ORIG_7259*AHAWK
    17ORIG_2648*AHEAV
    182010_09152*ARSC
    19ORIG_6538*ABCHM
    202021_00092*AMOLL
    212022_00245*AFORS
    222022_00244*AFORS

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