Pot or container plants for planting in summer can be found here: Douglas fir in a pot.
The wood of the Douglas fir is used in furniture construction and as construction timber. Native to northwest America. Can also be used for individual stands, group planting or afforestation. With falling precipitation in Northern Europe, the forestry use of the relatively drought-resistant Douglas fir in Germany could gain in importance for the forest industry.
Location
The Douglas fir prefers permeable, sandy loam soils, also grows on moderately dry sandy soils, not too dry or waterlogged soils, salt-resistant for coastal locations
Characteristics
- Height: 30 m high
- Crown: conical in youth, flat crown in old age
- Trunk: diameter up to 50cm
- Root: heart root system, intensive fine root system
- Blossom / fruit: cones ovate up to 10-15 cm, cover scales protruding, only green later brown
- Leaves / needles
- Needles 2-3 cm, gray-greenish, when the needle is rubbed, it smells of lemon
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Pseudotsuga menziesii
Douglas fir
| 853 01 | Northwest German lowlands with Schleswig-Holstein |
| 853 02 | Northeast German lowlands except Schleswig-Holstein |
| 853 03 | Middle and East German Low and hill country |
| 853 04 | West and South German hills and mountains as well Alps, colline stage |
| 853 05 | West and South German Hill and mountain country as well Alps, montane level |
| 853 06 | Southeast German Hill and mountainous country |