trees - Douglas fir

3 Jun, 2013
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Pseudotsuga menziesii

from Wikipedia.
The specific epithet, menziesii, is after Archibald Menzies, a Scottish physician and rival naturalist to David Douglas. Menzies first documented the tree on Vancouver Island in 1791. Colloquially, the species is also simply as Doug-fir or as Douglas Pine (although the latter common name may also refer to Pinus douglasiana

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Bjs

Are these close to where you live,great picture.

4 Jun, 2013

Sheilabub

Brilliant :)

4 Jun, 2013

Klahanie

Bjs these are on our property, most of our property is like this. These trees are enormous that is why we have so much shade and deers! We own 8 acres and only couple of acres around the house are open.
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Thank you Sheila.

4 Jun, 2013

Katarina

Wow, so now I see how they are great and tall. Of course, I read a lot about pseudotsuga canadensis, but never saw any in its natural region. By the way, I have one in my garden, too, but mine is a very small tree ;-)

6 Jun, 2013

Klahanie

The picture really does not show how big they are. I cannot hug them fully. Good luck growing one Katarina.
Do you have it for long time?

6 Jun, 2013

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