Excellent for ornamentals, hedges and windbreaks. To reduce potential insect problems, douglas fir shouldn't be planted near Norway or Blue Spruce. Needles are flat, plump, blunt, pointed and 1 - 3 inches long. Tolerates dry, coarse soils, shade and prefers well drained soils. Excellent for beautification and windbreaks.
Wood is moderately valuable for light construction.
Will reach 75' in height. Cones are usually about 2 inches long, becoming pale brown and lustrous when mature. Cones fall soon after they ripen in autumn, rarely persisting through the winter. The tree grows 60 - 70 feet tall with trunk diameter of 2 feet. This is a very adaptable spruce with a pyramidal shape of dense bluish needles.