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Article: Majestic Douglas fir the leader in plywood.
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- Wood & Wood Products
- Article date:
- July 1, 1999
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Douglas fir is native to Western North America, from Canada south to California and into Mexico. In the eastern United States, it is often planted as an ornamental tree. Douglas fir is also cultivated in Europe, Australia and New Zealand for its high-quality timber.
Douglas fir is a cone-bearing softwood, meaning that it is not a "true" fir. True firs belong to the genus Abies. Douglas fir seedlings thrive in an open, surrey environment. Trees that spring up in a forest setting dominated by Douglas firs are likely to be hemlocks, which grow well in shady conditions.
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