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douglas spruce

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Noun1.douglas spruce - lofty douglas fir of northwestern North America having short needles and egg-shaped conesdouglas spruce - lofty douglas fir of northwestern North America having short needles and egg-shaped cones
douglas fir - tall evergreen timber tree of western North America having resinous wood and short needles


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He fears campfires may spark a blaze which could devastate 500 acres of oak, pine, larch and Norway and Douglas spruce.
``Pitch canker can affect 17 species of pine and Douglas spruce and is spread by insects, wind and even green-waste recycling trucks spewing spores,''said Hawley, whose company recently completed a report about the fungus for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
FAMILY NAMES Pseudotsuga menziesii, Pseudotsuga douglasii and Pseudotsuga taxifolia of the Family Pinaceae OTHER NAMES Douglas fir, British Columbia pine, Columbia pine, Oregon pine, Douglas spruce, yellow spruce, red spruce, Douglastree HEIGHT/WEIGHT The average height of the tree is 150 to 200 feet although some trees grow to heights of 300 feet.
 
 
 
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