Pseudotsuga - Wikipedia Pseudotsuga ( ˌsjuːdoʊˈtsuːɡə [1]) is a genus of evergreen coniferous trees in the family Pinaceae (subfamily Laricoideae) Common names for species in the genus include Douglas fir, Douglas-fir, Douglas tree, Oregon pine and Bigcone spruce
Pseudotsuga menziesii - Plant Finder - Missouri Botanical Garden Pseudotsuga menziesii, commonly called Douglas fir, is a very large conifer that grows 50-80' tall in cultivation, but to 300+' tall in the wild Unique forked cone bracts distinguish this tree from all other conifers
Pseudotsuga menzieslif (Mirb The genus Pseudotsuga includes two species (P menziesii and P macrocarpa) indigenous to North America and five species native to Asia All except P menziesii have a karyotype of 2N=24, the number of chromosomes characteristic of Pinaceae
Pseudotsuga - Trees and Shrubs Online The genus Pseudotsuga – an unusual combination of Latin (pseudo – false) and Japanese words (tsuga – hemlock) – was described by Carrière in 1867 and based on the Douglas Fir, Pseudotsuga menzesii, which had previously been placed in both Abies and Pinus (Farjon 2017)
Pseudotsuga (Douglas-fir) description - conifers. org The genus was first described by Carrière with the grand Douglas-fir of North America, Pseudotsuga menziesii, as the type species (it had formerly been placed in Pinus and Abies)
Pseudotsuga menziesii (Blue Douglas Fir, Doug Fir, Douglas Fir, Douglas . . . Douglas-fir is a large conifer, evergreen tree in the Pinaceae (pine) family that grows 40 to 80 feet tall when cultivated but as tall as 300 feet in the wild It is one of the largest trees in the world, and one of the most important timber species in the United States
Pseudotsuga menziesii - Landscape Plants | Oregon State University A closely related species, Pseudotsuga macrocarpa, Bigcone Douglas-fir, is native to southern California, in mountainous areas from Kern County to just north of the boarder with Mexico in San Diego County
Douglas fir - Wikipedia Despite its common names, it is not a true fir (genus Abies), spruce (genus Picea), or pine (genus Pinus) It is also not a hemlock (genus Tsuga); the genus name Pseudotsuga means "false hemlock"
Pseudotsuga menziesii, Douglasfir - Plant Database - University of . . . 'Fletcheri' - A common dwarf shrub form, this plant grows 3' to 6' tall by 3' wide and displays blue-green needles 'Graceful Grace' - Originally discovered as a cultivated plant in Pennsylvania, this fine weeping form features longer needles on an upright plant with gracefully-drooping, lax branches
Pseudotsuga sinensis - Trees and Shrubs Online Only the Japanese Pseudotsuga japonica, neatly ensconced on Honshu and Shikoku, enjoys universal acceptance, but numerous names have been described to cover the variation inherent in the remaining populations scattered across mainland Asia and Taiwan