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Douglas fir trees have long, flat, spirally arranged needles that grow directly from the branch and shaggy looking seed cones.](https://hagadone.media.clients.ellingtoncms.com/ARTICLE_200309982_AR_0_EUNBZADLIAAW_t1170.jpg?5cc718665ab672dba93d511ab4c682bb370e5f86)
Photos by DON BARTLING
Douglas fir trees have long, flat, spirally arranged needles that grow directly from the branch and shaggy looking seed cones.
March 5, 2020
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About the Douglas fir
“The big tree is nature’s forest masterpiece, and so far as I know, the greatest of living things.” — John Muir 1838-1914 “Father of the National Parks” and author.