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Coast Douglas Fir
Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii
  
About Coast Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii) 2 Nurseries Carry This Plant 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
Plant Type
Tree

Size
Size
40 - 250 ft tall

Form
Form
Pyramidal, Upright

Growth Rate
Growth Rate
Moderate

Dormancy
Dormancy
Evergreen

Wildlife Supported
 


Landscaping Information
Sun
Sun
Full Sun, Part Shade

Moisture
Moisture
Low

Summer Irrigation
Summer Irrigation
Max 1x / week once established

Nurseries
Nurseries

Ease of Care
Ease of Care
Moderately Easy

Cold Tolerance
Cold Tolerance
Tolerates cold to 5° F

Soil Drainage
Soil Drainage
Medium

Sunset Zones
Sunset Zones?
2, 3, 4*, 5*, 6*, 7, 14, 15*, 16*, 17*

Natural Setting
Site Type
Site Type
Forests of California, the Pacific Northwest, & British Colombia

Climate
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


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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