*Pseudotsuga menziesii
*Pseudotsuga menziesii
DOUGLAS-FIR
Pinaceae
W. North America
Location: map coordinates H-33 (near southwest corner of Price Building), N 39°11'11'' W 75°32'24''
Planting history: presently unknown.
Description:
*Non-native species (not native to Delaware)
DOUGLAS-FIR
Pinaceae
W. North America
Location: map coordinates H-33 (near southwest corner of Price Building), N 39°11'11'' W 75°32'24''
Planting history: presently unknown.
Description:
- large evergreen tree
- etymology: Pseudotsuga from Greek pseudo = false, and tsuga = hemlock; menziesii after Archibald Menzies (1754-1842), Scottish naval surgeon and botanist, who collected in western North America
- leaves linear, flat, evergreen
- cones with distinctive 3-pronged bracts, which protrude ca ½ inch from cone scales
- seeds important wildlife food
- native to western N. America (Rocky Mts, coastal regions)
- important for construction (beams etc.), although wood soft and light
*Non-native species (not native to Delaware)
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