| Introduction | Leaves | Cones | Bark | Height | Habitat |
The Douglas Fir is a large coniferous tree and one of the most important and valuable timber trees. It is found in the forests of the Western part of the United States from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Coast and from British Columbia, Canada to Mexico. It is Oregon’s state tree. The saplings are the most popular Christmas Tree.
The leaves are needles that are flat with a pointed tip. They are bright yellowish green or dark blue green with a groove down the center. The needles look like they are standing out from the twig.
The Douglas Fir doesn’t have flowers, but has cones which is the fruit. They are 5-11 centimeters long, turning from green to gray as they mature.
The bark is smooth and grayish brown when young and deeply grooved with dark reddish brown ridges when it gets older.
The Douglas Fir tree grows from 100-250 feet tall and six feet wide and can live up to 2000 years old! Now that is old!
The habitat has two varieties of the Douglas-fir tree. One is in open forests with pine grass and mosses beneath. The second area is on the coast they grow much more productive.