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The Douglas Fir is also
known as Coast Douglas-fir, Oregon Pine, Oregon Douglas-fir, Douglas
Tree, or Interior Douglas-fir. The Douglas Fir is named after the Scottish botanist, David Douglas,
who introduced many of BC's native conifers to Europe.
Transco Mills produces top quality tongue and groove Douglas Fir decking.
Unique
Features:
- The Douglas Fir
has distinctive three-prongeded bracts between the scales on its cones
Location:
- The Douglas Fir
grows on the southern mainland coast of British Columbia and Vancouver
Island
- An interior
variety of the Douglas Fir is found throughout southern and central BC
Size:
- The Douglas Fir
can reach up to 85 meters in height on the coast and 42 meters in the
interior
Cones:
- 5 to 11 cm long
- green when
young, turning to brown as they age
- papery scales,
with three-pronged bracts (resembling mouse hind legs and tail)
with winged seeds between them
- seeds are eaten
by birds and small animals
Needles:
- flat with
pointed tips
- bright
yellowish-green with single groove on upper surface
- paler color on
lower surface
- spirally
arranged so appear to stand out around the twig
Bark:
- smooth,
grey-brown, blistered when young
- furrowed, thick,
dark reddish-brown ridges as the tree ages
- bears scrape off
the bark to eat the sap layer beneath
Wood
Characteristics:
- dense, hard,
stiff, durable, strong.
Transco
Decking is available from selected
lumberyards and retailers in Canada and in the USA.
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