Coast Douglas Fir, Douglas Fir
Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii
Synonyms: Abies mucronata, Abies taxifolia, Pseudotsuga douglasii, Pseudotsuga mucronata, Pseudotsuga taxifolia
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The photo at left shows the upper portion of
a Douglas fir as seen along the upper section of the Island Springs Trail #66
on the eastern slopes of Mt. Adams..........August 25, 2005. The photo at right shows a large Douglas fir observed along the Keenes Trail 120A about one-half mile east of the Spring Creek Trail #115, several miles northwest of Mount Adams, Gifford Pinchot National Forest.....August 5, 2022.
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Two photos showing a view upwards along
the trunk of a large douglas fir (and also the deeply furrowed bark) as seen along the Island Spring Trail #66.
Note the massive branches which are about 20 feet and more off the ground as
well as the deeply furrowed, thick bark.
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Two views of the few large Douglas firs still standing in thinned forest in the Klickitat Canyon Community Forest.........June 9, 2022.
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The photo at left shows the unique, 3-toothed
bracts that are longer than the underlying scale. Photographed along Road #23
at the Mt. Adams Viewpoint about one-half mile south of the intersection of
Rd #8810.........September 25, 2005. The photo at right shows the upper portion of a Douglas
fir from near the same locationas the cone at left. Note the numerous cones which
dangle from the ends of the many side branches.
Paul Slichter