The Latin name for the Douglas Fir is Pseudotsuga . There are a number of varieties that carry the name of Douglas. P.mensiesii is the Oregon Douglas Fir. P. macrocarpa is the Large-coned Douglas Fir. P. japonica is the Japanese Douglas Fir. P.caesia is the Fraser River Douglas Fir and P. glauca is the Blue Douglas Fir. Take your pick. Pseudotsuga means false hemlock.
Douglas Fir grows in in the upper US and Canada.
"Fir". "Fur" refers to an animals hide or hair.
There are at least five different trees classed as Douglas Firs. Pseudotsuga menziesii the Oregon Douglas Fir. P.macrocarpa the Large Coned Douglas Fir. P.japonica the Japanese Douglas Fir. P. caesia the Fraser River Douglas Fir and P. glauca the Blue Douglas Fir none of them are true firs the difference being that the cones are pendulous and drop intact. Pseudotsuga means pseudo , false, tsuga , hemlock.
A Douglas Fir is in the Pinales Order and the Coniferopyhta Phylum.
The roots of a Douglas fir tree absorb water and nutrients
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Douglas fir and Fraser fir
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No, red fir and Douglas fir are different species of trees. Red fir is commonly referred to as Abies magnifica and is typically found in the Sierra Nevada mountains, while Douglas fir is Pseudotsuga menziesii and is found throughout North America. They have different characteristics in terms of appearance, growth habits, and habitat preferences.
David Sandberg has written: 'Duff reduction by prescribed underburning in Douglas-fir' -- subject(s): Prescribed burning, Forest litter, Douglas fir 'Predictions of fire behavior and resistance to control for use with photo series for the Douglas-fir--hemlock type and the coastal Douglas-fir--hardwood type' -- subject(s): Forest fires, Prevention and control, Douglas fir, Mountain hemlock
No, it will not survive.