Scientific name: Pseudotsuga menziesii (N)

Common name: Douglas fir

Family name: Pinaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:

USDA hardiness zone: 5

Mature height and spread: over 30m tall, 10-15m wide

Form: horizontal, pyramidal

Water use: moderate

Soil requirements: acidic, well-drained

Leaf arrangement: needle-like. Alternate and spiraled.

Fall colour: none

Flower/cone/fruit description: cones, pendulous (unqiue); looks like mice tails sticking out of cone

Limitations: can get very large

Suitable uses: forestry, wind break, restoration

Quick ID: Conifer. Tree. Evergreen. needle-like. Alternate and spiraled. Needles are shorter and flatter than other pine trees. Sharp and pointy overwintering buds (unique). Pointy looking but not sharp needles.