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Pseudotsuga menziesii - Douglasfir
Family Pinaceae
Botanical Name Pseudotsuga menziesii
Common Name Douglasfir
Size 40 - 80' in cultivation, 200'+ in the wild.
Hardiness Zone 3b - 6(7)
Culture Performs best in moist, well-drained, acid soil.
Ornamental Value Bluish-green evergreen foliage, pyramidal habit
Landscape Use As a specimen, in groupings, for Christmas trees.
Key Identifying Characteristics Leaves are needle-like, 1 - 1 1/2" long, with 2 white bands of stomata on the underside.
Notable Cultivars Weeping and dwarf types available.
Campus Location Ag: McCord, Main: Ayers on the Hill
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