[DOC] [TLE] Douglas fir - Wikipedia [PAR] Pseudotsuga menziesii, commonly known as Douglas fir or Douglas-fir, is an 
evergreen conifer ... Family: Pinaceae. Genus: Pseudotsuga ... The common 
name is misleading since it is not a true fir, i.e., not a member of the genus Abies. 
For this... [DOC] [TLE] Fir - Wikipedia [PAR] Firs (Abies) are a genus of 4856 species of evergreen coniferous trees in the 
family Pinaceae. ... Firs are most closely related to the genus Cedrus (cedar). 
Douglas firs are not true firs, being of the genus Pseudotsuga. They are large 
trees,... [DOC] [TLE] Pseudotsuga - Wikipedia [PAR] Pseudotsuga /sjudotsu/ is a genus of evergreen coniferous trees in 
the family Pinaceae. Common names include Douglas fir, Douglas-fir, Douglas 
tree, and Oregon ... The hyphen in the name indicates that Douglas-firs are not 
true firs, not being members of the genus Abies. Most dictionaries don't recognize 
this... [DOC] [TLE] Douglas-Fir - National Wildlife Federation [PAR] Learn about the Douglas-fir. ... Description: Douglas-fir trees, which are also 
called red firs, Oregon pines, and Douglas spruce, are neither true fir trees nor ... 
Douglas-firs are evergreen trees, meaning that they keep their needle-like leaves
... [DOC] [TLE] Pinaceae: Douglas-fir, true firs, spruces, hemlocks, pines Douglas-fir ... [PAR] For example, Douglas-fir is presented first because it is the most common ... e 
pine family has leaves that are linear and generally referred to as needles, ... 
Pseudotsuga Trees are single-trunked and evergreen with conical crowns ma- 
turing to .... Upright cones perched at the top of the tree. ese cones do not fall 
from the. [DOC] [TLE] fir | tree, Abies genus | Britannica.com [PAR] Fir, properly, any of about 40 species of trees constituting the genus Abies of the 
... coniferous evergreen trees are commonly called firse.g., the Douglas fir, ... 
True firs are native to North and Central America, Europe, Asia, and northern 
Africa. ... The firs are distinguished from other genera in the pine family by their 
leaves. [DOC] [TLE] NW Conifers Overview - Northwest Conifers [PAR] The Pine family (Pinaceae) - includes these conifer groups or genera: ... Douglas 
Fir is by far the most common conifer native to Oregon and is distinguished as ... 
All the needles of Northwest firs come to a point that is soft and not prickly. ... 
cedars belong to four different genera, none being Cedrus, the genus of true 
cedars. [DOC] [TLE] Neither Pine nor Spruce, It's a Fir | Buckeye Yard & Garden onLine [PAR] Jun 11, 2015 ... Firs are evergreen coniferous trees that belong to the genus Abies in the family ... 
DOUGLAS FIRS or Doug firs (genus Pseudotsuga) are not true firs. True firs can 
be distinguished from other members of the pine family by the... [DOC] [TLE] Fir, Hemlock and Spruce Tips | Wildfoodsandmedicines [PAR] Jun 3, 2012 ... Evergreen conifer trees define our Pacific Northwest landscape. ... Douglas fir is 
not classified as a true fir  it was just named this by a European ... with poison 
hemlock, an entirely different plant from the carrot family. Spruce... [DOC] [TLE] Fir vs Fur | ErrNET [PAR] Fir vs Fur  Beaver's thick fur and dams, usually built with Douglas fir trees, 
protect them from ... The fir tree family consists of a genus with 48-56 species of 
evergreen ... A Douglas fir tree is not actually a true fir because it belongs to a 
different... [DOC] [TLE] Coniferous Trees - The Canadian Encyclopedia [PAR] There are seven families of conifers, which are sub-classified into 67 groups ... 
Conifers native to Canada include the Douglas fir, pine, spruce, larch, true fir, ... 
Most conifer species are evergreen, meaning they retain most of their leaves ... 
Some, like cedar, cypress and juniper trees, have scale-like leaves and do not 
shed... [DOC] [TLE] G6815 Selecting Landscape Plants: Needled ... - MU

Question: The Douglas fir is not a true fir; it belongs to this evergreen family
Answer: the pine