| Common Name |
Bigcone Spruce, Bigcone Douglas Fir |
| Latin Name |
Pseudotsuga macrocarpa |
| Family |
Pinaceae |
| Sunset zones / USDA zones |
1-3,10,11,18,19 / 7-9b |
| Type / Form |
Tree / Large |
| Native Habitat |
Southern California from 1,500 to 6,000 feet |
| Soil |
Dry decomposed granite, sand, limestone, clay loam, low
organic content, well drained |
| Exposure |
Full sun |
| Water |
None once established |
| Height X Width |
Maximum 20 feet X 40 feet, usual 40 feet X 60 feet |
| Protective Mechanism |
None |
| Leaves |
Green, short, evergreen |
| Flowers |
Cones |
| Bark / Roots |
|
| Maintenance |
None |
| Propogation |
Seeds |
| Pests and diseases |
Insect larvae |
| Landscape uses |
Erosion control, low maintenance, background |
| Garden Suitability |
Songbird, Mountain, Thornless |
| Nature Value |
Seeds eaten by squirrels and strong beaked birds, cover
for nesting birds |
| Native American Uses |
Acorns ground to make soup and flour for unleavened
bread, bark used for black dye |
| Links |
|
| Images, and data |
http://www.conifers.org/pi/ps/macrocarpa.htm |
| Images, and data |
http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Plants/Pinaceae/Pseudotsuga_macrocarpa.html |
| Images and data |
http://watchingtheworldwakeup.blogspot.com/2008/07/piney-looking-trees-part-2-douglas-fir.html |
| Images and data |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudotsuga_macrocarpa |
| Images and data |
http://na.fs.fed.us/pubs/silvics_manual/Volume_1/pseudotsuga/macrocarpa.htm |
| Images and data |
http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=6906 |
| Images and data |
http://www.calflora.net/specialpages/specialpages18.html |
| Images and data |
http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Plants/Pinaceae/Pseudotsuga_macrocarpa.html |
| Data |
http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/tree/psemac/all.html |
| Data |
http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=200005379 |
| Distribution and data |
http://www.na.fs.fed.us/SPFO/PUBS/SILVICS_MANUAL/Volume_1/pseudotsuga/macrocarpa.htm |
| Nursery, images, and data |
http://www.laspilitas.com/plants/546.htm |
| Note: |
Moderate pollinator |
