This first-generation Moon Tree is located in Corvallis, Oregon. First generation Moon Trees were grown from seeds that orbited the Moon on Apollo 14.
This tree came from a seedling that was planted in 1976.
Douglas-fir trees can be found throughout the western States, from the moist and mild forests of the Pacific Coast to the hotter and drier forest of the Rocky Mountains.
Douglas-fir trees are evergreen trees. Evergreen trees keep all of their leaves through the entire year. Douglas-fir trees have leaves that are needle-like in shape. It is common for these trees to grow 100 feet tall or more. They are coniferous trees which means they produce their seeds in cones.
Douglas-fir trees are known as one of the best timber producers and are responsible for the most timber production in North America. These trees are used in furniture, railroads, flooring, poles, paper production, house construction, and plywood.
Douglas-firs are one of the most popular Christmas trees in the United States.
When these trees are about 40 years old, they develop a thicker bark that makes them more resistant to wildfire.
The first botanists to see Douglas-fir were confused. Was it a hemlock? Or a fir? Its scientific name, Pseudotsuga, means “false hemlock” and its common name, Douglas-fir, is hyphenated to indicate it is not a true fir. Douglas-fir is unique—the only species in its genus in the United States.
