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Who what pine?

Posted on June 26, 2014 by julie a. fukuda / portland tree tour

Confusion abounds with respect to nomenclature of conifers. In the pine family we have Douglas fir, Pseudotsuga menziesii, which is neither a true fir (genus Abies) nor hemlock, as its genus name implies – “Pseudo” meaning false, and “tsuga,” hemlock.  … Continue reading →

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