Melinda Myers

Douglasfir

Botanical Name

Pseudotsuga menziesii

Hardiness

Zones 4 to 6

Height

40 to 80 feet

Width

12 to 20 feet

Fruit

3-4" cones with 3 pointed bracts projecting from between scales that resembles a snake's tongue

Light

Full sun

Soil

Moist, well-drained, neutral to slightly acidic

Planting & Care

• Transplant balled and burlap
• Site in sunny, open location away from drying or destructive winds
• Does well in locations with lots of atmospheric moisture

Problems

Cankers, leaf casts, blights, aphids, scale, Zimmerman pine moth, tussock moth, gypsy moth, pine butterfly, strawberry root weevil

Varieties

• Fastigiata - spire form, green needles with a touch of grey
• Pendula - weeping form with variable shapes