Pinaceae
Douglas-fir
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Also known as Oregon pine, Douglas spruce, Red fir
Native Plants · Conifer · Evergreen · Tree · Douglas Fir · Timber Tree · Wildlife Habitat · Windbreak · Pacific Northwest · Large Tree · Pinaceae
Douglas-fir is a majestic evergreen conifer that grows best in full sun to partial shade with deep, well-drained, slightly acidic soil. Water young trees regularly during the first few years to establish a strong root system, then they become largely self-sufficient. It makes an impressive landscape specimen or windbreak and provides important wildlife habitat.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply to saturate the root zone; reduce once established · Every 10-14 days for young trees; established trees rely on rainfall
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil pH
- 5–7.5
- Cycle
- Perennial
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Spacing
- 240 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Green · Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alaska, Alberta, Arizona, Austria, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, California, Colorado, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, France, FøRoyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Idaho, Ireland
- Attracts
- Birds, Bees
Sources: trefle, usda
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