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Coast Douglas Fir
( Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii )
Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii
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About Coast Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii)
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The Coast Douglas Fir or Coast Douglas-fir,
Pseudotsuga menziesii
var. menziesii, is an evergreen conifer variety of Douglas Fir (
Pseudotsuga menziesii
) native to western North America, from central California north through Oregon and Washington to British Columbia, Canada. In California, it is found in the Klamath Mountains and the Cascade Range, the California Coast Ranges as far south as the Santa Lucia Mountains in San Luis Obispo County, the Sierra Nevada as far south as the Yosemite region, and a southernmost small stand in the Purisima Hills of Santa Barbara County.
In California the Coast Douglas Fir variety and species Douglas Fir (
Pseudotsuga menziesii
) occur from near sea level along the coast to 5,900 feet (1800 m) in the Sierra Nevada. Eastward they are replaced by the variety named Rocky Mountain Douglas Fir (
Pseudotsuga menziesii
var. glauca). The variety named Mexican Douglas Fir (
Pseudotsuga menziesii
var. lindleyana) is endemic to central and northern montane Mexico.
Coast Douglas Fir trees are not frequently planted in residential gardens, they get very large and need to be provided with substantial space to grow. Douglas Firs are the second-tallest conifer species in the world after Coast Redwoods (
Sequoia sempervirens
). Trees 200-250 feet (60-75 meters) in height and trunks 5-6.6 feet (1.5-2 m) in diameter are common in old growth forests. Coast Douglas Fir commonly lives more than 500 years and occasionally more than 1,000 years.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Tree
Size
40 - 250 ft tall
Form
Pyramidal, Upright
Growth Rate
Moderate
Dormancy
Evergreen
Wildlife Supported
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 85
likely
* )
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*
Pine White
Neophasia menapia
Neophasia menapia
*
Western Pine Elfin
Callophrys eryphon
Callophrys eryphon
*
Ceanothus Silkmoth
Hyalophora euryalus
Hyalophora euryalus
*
Brown-lined Looper
Neoalcis californiaria
Neoalcis californiaria
*
Speckled Green Fruitworm Moth
Orthosia hibisci
Orthosia hibisci
*
Western Bruce Spanworm
Operophtera occidentalis
Operophtera occidentalis
*
Red Girdle Moth
Caripeta aequaliaria
Caripeta aequaliaria
Landscaping Information
Sun
Full Sun, Part Shade
Moisture
Low
Summer Irrigation
Max 1x / week once established
Nurseries
Carried by 2
Ease of Care
Moderately Easy
Cold Tolerance
Tolerates cold to 5° F
Soil Drainage
Medium
Companion Plants
Use with compatible forest plants such as
Big Leaf Maple
(
Acer macrophyllum
),
Vine Maple
(
Acer circinatum
),
Rocky Mountain Maple
(
Acer glabrum
), Manzanitas (
Arctostaphylos canescens
,
Arctostaphylos nevadensis
),
Oregon Grape
s (
Berberis aquifolium
,
Berberis pinnata
),
Coast Barberry
(
Berberis nervosa
), and
Ocean Spray
(
Holodiscus discolor
)
Sunset Zones
?
2, 3, 4*, 5*, 6*, 7, 14, 15*, 16*, 17*
Natural Setting
Site Type
Forests of California, the Pacific Northwest, & British Colombia
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 5.2" - 154.5", Summer Precipitation: 0.20" - 6.04", Coldest Month: 27.8" - 51.4", Hottest Month: 48.9" - 80.8", Humidity: 0.01" - 25.82", Elevation: 9" - 10194"
Alternative Names
Botanical Names
: Pseudotsuga menziesii
Common Names
: Coast Douglas-fir, Oregon Pine, Western Douglas Fir, Western Douglas-fir
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Sources include:
Wikipedia
. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the
California Consortia of Herbaria
, Sunset information provided by
Jepson Flora Project
. Propogation from seed information provided by the
Santa Barbara Botanical Garden
from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include
CalPhotos
,
Wikimedia Commons
, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include
Calflora
,
CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online
,
Jepson Flora Project
,
Las Pilitas
,
Theodore Payne
,
Tree of Life
,
The Xerces Society
, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from
PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.
Links:
Jepson eFlora Taxon Page
CalPhotos
Wikipedia
Calflora
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