Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)
Douglas Firs can grow from 40 to 60 feet tall and 15 to 25 feet wide. Because of this they are one of the most important lumber trees in the world.The wood is used as lumber, timbers, and plywood. The trunk on older trees are free of branches. They have a short cylindrical crown with a flattened top. Needles are flat with a pointed tip. The top of the needles are bright yellowish-green. The cones on the Douglas Fir are 1-3 inches long.
An interesting fact is that Native Americans had many uses for Douglas-fir. They used the wood and the branches as fuel for cooking. They also used it for fishing hooks and for handles. Douglas-fir branches were used for covering the floors of lodges and sweat lodges.
Because the Douglas-fir is so big, it is one of the most important lumber trees in the world. The wood of this tree is used as timber, plywood, and lumber. Animals forage off the Douglas-fir in the winter or early spring when other food sources have been covered by snow. Bears even scrape off the bark on younger trees and eat the sap layer beneath.
An interesting fact is that Native Americans had many uses for Douglas-fir. They used the wood and the branches as fuel for cooking. They also used it for fishing hooks and for handles. Douglas-fir branches were used for covering the floors of lodges and sweat lodges.
Because the Douglas-fir is so big, it is one of the most important lumber trees in the world. The wood of this tree is used as timber, plywood, and lumber. Animals forage off the Douglas-fir in the winter or early spring when other food sources have been covered by snow. Bears even scrape off the bark on younger trees and eat the sap layer beneath.