Coast Douglas-fir is the dominant tree in the Pacific Northwest, occurring in nearly all forest types, competes well on most parent materials, aspects, and slopes. Adapted to a moist, mild climate, it grows larger and faster than Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir. The shade-intolerance of Douglas-fir plays a large role in the forest succession of lowland old growth communities of the Pacific Northwest. While mature stands of lowland old-growth forests contain many Western Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla) seedlings, and some Western Redcedar (Thuja plicata) seedlings, Douglas-fir dominated stands contain almost no Douglas-fir seedlings. This seeming contradiction occurs because Douglas-firs are intolerant of shade and rarely survive for long within the shaded understory. The tallest tree in the United Kingdom is a Coast Douglas-fir, which makes sense because we have very similar climates...

 

 

Have a lot to do today...India's X-mas piano recital is at 2:30 and we have to finish stuff for her craft fair on Wednesday at school. The cardboard house ornaments are going really well on Etsy (if you have not seen them yet ,go take a look, you can get there from my profile page through the mushroom book link) they are adorable! I will be on periodically to check in on your pics...HUGS!!