We, the people of Oregon, have been remiss it seems. We’ve named a state bird (Western meadowlark), a state flower (Oregon grape), a state nut (hazelnut), a state tree (Douglas fir), a state ...
From the humble potato to the towering Douglas fir, poets hoping to write about ... The scientific name for Oregon’s state tree is Pseudotsuga menziesii, and knowing that once won me a free ...
The Douglas fir is an indelible symbol of the Pacific Northwest. The thick-barked native represents the aesthetics of biologically rich Cascadia and the checkered past of overlogging.