Douglas Fir: The Story of the West’s Most Remarkable Tree Currant The small glossy pointy leaves

The small glossy pointy leaves are highly ornamental and remain bluish-green throughout the winter

Feather Falls Sedge is a fine choice for the garden

a 1928 Canadian hybrid of Early Elberta

is a rhizome-growing iris relative that forms dense clumps

native to South Africa

Douglas Fir: The Story of the West’s Most Remarkable Tree Currant The small glossy pointy leavesWesterners familiar with their forests may think they know the Douglas fir but how well do they? Douglas firs are found in the continental northwest from British Columbia to as far south as Oaxaca, Mexico. They flourish in the Cascades, Rocky Mountains, Sierra, and other mountain ranges, as well as in desert valleys. Incredibly hardy, this tree adopts various strategies to occupy more kinds of habitats than any other native tree, even becoming an