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Pseudotsuga macrocarpa

bigcone Douglas-fir, bigcone-spruce
Habit Trees to 44m; trunk to 2.3m diam.; crown broadly conic.
Twigs

slender, glabrous or pubescent.
Leaves

(20–)25–45 × 1–1.5mm, bluish green, apex mucronulate.
Pollen cones

pale yellow.
Seed(s)

cones 9–20 × 4–7cm.
2n

=24.

Pseudotsuga macrocarpa
Habitat Slopes, cliffs, and canyons, in chaparral and mixed coniferous forests
Elevation 200–2400m (700–7900ft)
Distribution
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CA
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Discussion

Pseudotsuga macrocarpa, a tree of scattered occurrence and of no concern for timber, is valuable for esthetics and watershed protection. The northernmost stands of the species, in Kern County, are about 35 kilometers east of the closest approach of P. menziesii.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 2.
Parent taxa Pinaceae > Pseudotsuga
Sibling taxa
P. menziesii
Synonyms Abies macrocarpa, P. californica, P. douglasii var. macrocarpa
Name authority (Vasey) Mayr: Wald. Nordamer. 278, plates 6, 8, 9. (1890)
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