. American forestry. Forests and forestry. American Forestry VOL. XXII FEBRUARY, 1916 No. 266 Douglas Fir Identification and i'luiractcristics Bv Samuel B. *•*?*•'<, 'Chi *^*^ttii,i^ not to exceed I3/2 to 2lj feet in diameter, aiif to 100 Di )L'GLAS fir is a true westerner. It is widely traveled, adapts itself easily to varying situations, feet in height. In very exposed situations it becomes thrives under favorable conditions, and is brave stunted and dwarfed, sometimes growing only a few and persevering in the face of adverse circumstances. It feet high. grows throughout the Pac
. American forestry. Forests and forestry. American Forestry VOL. XXII FEBRUARY, 1916 No. 266 Douglas Fir Identification and i'luiractcristics Bv Samuel B. *•*?*•'<, 'Chi *^*^ttii,i^ not to exceed I3/2 to 2lj feet in diameter, aiif to 100 Di )L'GLAS fir is a true westerner. It is widely traveled, adapts itself easily to varying situations, feet in height. In very exposed situations it becomes thrives under favorable conditions, and is brave stunted and dwarfed, sometimes growing only a few and persevering in the face of adverse circumstances. It feet high. grows throughout the Pacific Coast region and the Rocky In early life the lower branches usually droop with a Alountains from British Columbia to northwestern slight curve, while the middle and upper ones have an Texas, Mexico and the mountains of California. Its ui)ward trend. This gives the tree a steeple-like effect. range extends over 2,000 miles from north to south and In dense forests, the branches are killed on the lower nearly 1,000 miles from east to west. No other impor- half or two thirds of the trunk. In old age, the Pacific tant American timber tree is more widely distributed or Coast trees are clear of branches for SO to 100 feet; the grows under a greater range of climatic conditions, trunks taper but little and the tops are rounded or flat- Lumbermen and foresters know this tree under its tened. accepted name of Douglas fir, but it is also well known The bark of young trees is thin, smooth, ash-browai as Red fir, Yellow pine, Oregon pine and Douglas spruce. and with resin blisters, like true firs. On old trees the Superficially, Douglas fir resembles hemlocks, spruces and bark is dark brown outside and clear red brown when balsam firs, but it has no near relationship with the cut into. It is deeply furrowed and has heavy irregular pines, although the wood is slightly resinous and pine- ridges connected at intervals by narrow cross ridges. Near the base the bark mav be 5 to 10 inche
Size: 1471px × 1698px
Photo credit: © Library Book Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, booksubjectforestsandforestry
