[The Pine Family West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Coast Douglas-fir, Coast Douglas Fir, Douglas-fir, Douglas Fir

Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii

Synonyms: Abies mucronata, Abies taxifolia, Pinus taxifolia, Pseudotsuga douglasii, Pseudotsuga mucronata, Pseudotsuga taxifolia

Coast Douglas Fir, Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii (Synonyms: Abies mucronata, Abies taxifolia, Pinus taxifolia, Pseudotsuga douglasii, Pseudotsuga mucronata, Pseudotsuga taxifolia)

A mature douglas fir with tall stature, branches of bottlebrush needles (radiating from the branches in all directions), pointed buds, and cones pendant from the ends of the branches. True firs have erect cones. The hemlocks have pendant cones but these lack the rat-tail bracts of douglas fir (See photo below.).

Bark of Coast Douglas Fir, Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii (Synonyms: Abies mucronata, Abies taxifolia, Pinus taxifolia, Pseudotsuga douglasii, Pseudotsuga mucronata, Pseudotsuga taxifolia) - Cone of Coast Douglas Fir, Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii (Synonyms: Abies mucronata, Abies taxifolia, Pinus taxifolia, Pseudotsuga douglasii, Pseudotsuga mucronata, Pseudotsuga taxifolia)

Additional photos showing the thick bark and the distinctive "rat-tail" bracts on the cones of douglas fir.
Paul Slichter