Douglas Fir

Growth habit

Tree

Perennation

Long-lived polycarpic perennial

Native distribution

British Columbia South to TX and Mexico

Location

Conifer Slope

Source of plant

Horticultural Associates, Welker's Grove Nursery, NH Dept. of Nat. & Cultural Resources, Green-Vu Lanscape Service, Claude Heit, Edmund Pfeifer, Instutute of Ecosystem Studies, American Conifer Society, University of CA Botanical Garden

Description

Open spiry pyramid with straight stiff branches, the lower drooping, the upper ascending; dense in youthbecoming loose with age. 40' to 80' tall under landscape conditions with 12' to 20' spread; can reach 200' or greater in height in its native habitat. The Rocky Mnt. form has bluish green needles and ishardy in zone 4. The Pacific slope form has dark green foliage and is hardy to zone 6.

USDA Hardiness Zone

5

Special characteristics

winter interest