Sruthis Photography
Douglas-firs
Douglas-firs are medium-size to extremely large evergreen trees, 20–120 metres (70–390 ft) tall (although only Coast Douglas-firs reach such great height). The leaves are flat, soft, linear, 2–4 centimetres (0.8–1.6 in) long, generally resembling those of the firs, occurring singly rather than in fascicles; they completely encircle the branches, which can be useful in recognizing the species. The female cones are pendulous, with persistent scales (unlike true firs), and are distinctive in having a long tridentine (three-pointed) bract that protrudes prominently above each scale (it resembles the back half of a mouse, with two feet and a tail).
Oregon designated the Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) as the official state tree in 1939.
Source :
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas-fir
www.sos.state.or.us/bbook/kids/focus/tree.htm
Place : Crater Lake Highway [Hwy 62], Oregon.
captured from moving car :-)
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Douglas-firs
Douglas-firs are medium-size to extremely large evergreen trees, 20–120 metres (70–390 ft) tall (although only Coast Douglas-firs reach such great height). The leaves are flat, soft, linear, 2–4 centimetres (0.8–1.6 in) long, generally resembling those of the firs, occurring singly rather than in fascicles; they completely encircle the branches, which can be useful in recognizing the species. The female cones are pendulous, with persistent scales (unlike true firs), and are distinctive in having a long tridentine (three-pointed) bract that protrudes prominently above each scale (it resembles the back half of a mouse, with two feet and a tail).
Oregon designated the Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) as the official state tree in 1939.
Source :
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas-fir
www.sos.state.or.us/bbook/kids/focus/tree.htm
Place : Crater Lake Highway [Hwy 62], Oregon.
captured from moving car :-)
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