|
Douglas-fir
is the name of an entire genus of trees
that contains six species--two native to North America and four
native to eastern Asia. Because of its similarity to other genera,
Douglas-fir has given botanists fits. It has, at various times,
been called a pine, a spruce, a hemlock, and a true fir. In 1867,
because of its distinctive cones, it was given its own genus--Pseudotsuga--which
means false hemlock. The hyphen in the common name lets us know
that Douglas-fir is not a "true" fir--that it's not
a member of the Abies genus. Needles: About 25 mm long with a blunt tip.
Needles are green above with 2 white bands underneath.
|
|
|
