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Douglas firAny of some six species of coniferous evergreen tree belonging to the pine family. The most common is Pseudotsuga menziesii, native to western North America and east Asia. It grows up to 60–90 m/200–300 ft in height, has long, flat, spirally-arranged needles and hanging cones, and produces hard, strong timber. P. glauca has shorter, bluish needles and grows to 30 m/100 ft in mountainous areas. (Genus Pseudotsuga, family Pinaceae.) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Nowadays, families want their Christmas trees to be Douglas fir or noble fir instead, and those are imported from Oregon and Washington. Douglas Fir Road 150 Calabasas 91302 acicommunications. Al Carder spent sixty years as a plant biologist but never forgot the ancient Douglas fir forests which enthralled him as a child: when he retired he set out to find the trees, only to discover many had been felled by loggers or storms. |
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