Oregon's state tree, the Douglas fir, comes in two types, coast and Rocky Mountain. The Douglas fir can grow several hundred feet and live for over 1,000 years.

The Douglas fir is another common variety of Christmas tree found throughout the central and northern U.S. It is not a "true" fir and has its own unique species classification.

Consumers have a surprisingly wide range of tree species to choose from at Christmas. This guide presents the pros and cons of 15 kinds of Christmas trees, from Douglas Firs to Virginia Pines.

A: From the pictures you provided, the damage appears to be from sapsuckers, which is a species of woodpecker. There are three sapsucker species in the Pacific Northwest that commonly damage trees ...

The trees also are almost always a near-perfect pyramid shape, and have a great fragrance. Branches are stiff. Both the Fraser fir and the Douglas-fir trees are usually considerably more expensive ...

Gary Chastagner, a Washington State University professor called "Dr. Christmas Tree," shows Trojan and other fir seedlings at the school's Puyallup Research and Extension Center on Nov. 30, 2023 ...

More than 100,000 trees of 10 varieties – including balsam fir, Fraser fir, concolor fir, Douglas fir, Canaan fir, blue spruce and white pine – line the fields. The farm is open daily from 9 a ...

Evergreen Acres Christmas Tree Farm is participating in an international experiment to test the viability of the Trojan variety of fir tree species.

The N.H. State Forest Nursery announced Monday that several conifer species like Fraser fir and Balsam fir are extremely limited or not available at all this year. CONCORD, N.H. — On an 880-acre ...