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| Douglas-fir
( Pseudotsuga menziesii ) |
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The Douglas-firs have, at various times, been
called
a pine, a spruce, a hemlock, and a true fir.
The hyphen in the name tells us that the Douglas-fir
is not a "true" fir, so therefore, is
not a member of the Abies genus. Its distinctive
cones gives its own genus, which is Pseudotsuga,
meaning false hemlock. The needles have a blunt
tip and are about 1 inch long. The needles are
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The woody
cones are 3 to 4 inches long that hang down,
and have pitchfork-shaped bracts. The twigs
of the douglas-fir are large and pointed, with
red-brown scales that overlap.
They are found abundantly in western North America,
from British Columbia to Mexico.
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