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Coast Douglas-fir is the second-tallest conifer in the world (after coast redwood), and the third-tallest of all trees, (after Eucalyptus regnans).Currently, coast Douglas-fir trees 60–75 metres (197–246 ft) or more in height and 1.5–2 metres (4.9–6.6 ft) in diameter are common in old growth stands, [4] and maximum heights of 100–120 metres (330–390 ft) and diameters up to 4.5–5. ...
Pseudotsuga / ˌ sj uː d oʊ ˈ t s uː ɡ ə / [1] is a genus of evergreen coniferous trees in the family Pinaceae (subfamily Laricoideae). Common names for species in the genus include Douglas fir , Douglas-fir , Douglas tree , Oregon pine and Bigcone spruce .
Pseudotsuga taxifolia var. glauca (Beissn.) Sudw. Sudw. Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca , or Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir , is an evergreen conifer native to the interior mountainous regions of western North America, from central British Columbia and southwest Alberta in Canada southward through the United States to the far north of Mexico. [ 2 ]
The Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) [4] is an evergreen conifer species in the pine family, Pinaceae. It is native to western North America and is also known as Douglas-fir , [ 5 ] Douglas spruce , [ 6 ] Oregon pine , [ 7 ] and Columbian pine . [ 8 ]
Pseudotsuga menziesii var. lindleyana, commonly known as the Mexican Douglas-fir, is a conifer in the genus Pseudotsuga that is endemic to Mexico. [1] DNA sequence [2] and morphological [3] evidence suggests it is most closely related to Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir (P. menziesii var. glauca) and might best be treated as an additional variety within P. menziesii.
Pseudotsuga macrocarpa, commonly called the bigcone spruce or bigcone Douglas-fir, is an evergreen conifer native to the mountains of southern California. It is notable for having the largest (by far) cones in the genus Pseudotsuga , hence the name.
A conifer cone, or in formal botanical usage a strobilus, pl.: strobili, is a seed-bearing organ on gymnosperm plants, especially in conifers and cycads. They are usually woody and variously conic, cylindrical, ovoid, to globular, and have scales and bracts arranged around a central axis, but can be fleshy and berry -like.
Pseudotsuga japonica, the Japanese Douglas-fir, is a species of conifer in the pine family, Pinaceae, that is endemic to Japan. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It is a medium-sized tree growing to 25 m (82 ft) tall. [ 3 ]