Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Drought and insects have killed an unprecedented number of Oregon’s Douglas fir trees during the last decade, costing billions in ...
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Increases in mortality among Douglas firs in the Klamath Mountains are the result of multiple factors that have the iconic tree in a “decline spiral” in parts of the region, a ...
When it comes to choosing the right fast-growing tree for year-round privacy, the iconic Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) Christmas tree may not be the first thing that comes to mind. Its fresh ...
Amid a years-long drought and insect infestation, Douglas fir have entered what scientists are calling a “decline spiral” in southwest Oregon. A study by Oregon State University faculty published in ...
SEATTLE — Crews began cutting down a large Douglas fir tree in Seattle’s Maple Leaf neighborhood Monday morning. The tree is one of three in the back of a lot with a small house that’s slated to be ...
Douglas fir is the most abundant tree species in the Pacific Northwest. It’s Oregon’s official state tree. And it’s arguably the region’s most important timber species. But like true firs, western ...
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Douglas-fir trees will likely experience more stress from drier air as the climate changes than they will from less rain, computer modeling by Oregon State University ...
The world’s tallest Douglas fir is damaged but alive after burning for nearly a week in Oregon. On August 21, arborists climbed the famous 327-foot-tall tree known as the Doerner Fir and used a hose ...
SEATTLE — A Douglas fir was cut down Monday in Seattle's Maple Leaf neighborhood after activists attempted to stop the tree's removal. Pacific Tree Management cut down the tree near 90th Street and ...
Observers who are noticing dying conifer trees around the Roaring Fork River watershed can blame the Douglas-fir beetle. The valley has avoided many of the insect infestations that have decimated ...
My 2-year-old knows no one of that name. She wanted to see a tree. Throughout the pandemic, the two of us have trekked rain or shine to the green canopy of a solitary neighborhood Douglas fir. There, ...