Douglas Fir

Blue Giant

About Douglas Fir and Blue Giant

Douglas Fir

Blue Giant

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Cactus or Succulent

1.3 Origin

Western United States, California, Canada, China

Southwestern United States, Mexico

1.4 Types

Balsam Fir, Cannan Fir, Fraser Fir, Grand Fir

Dasylirion acrotrichum, Dasylirion berlandieri, Dasylirion cedrosanum

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Moist Soils, Rocky areas

Desert, Dry areas, Rocky areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-712-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

7-1

12-10

1.8 Sunset Zone

A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17

10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Rosette/Stemless

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

2,440.00 cm17.78 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

610.00 cm10.16 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Sandy Brown

Tan

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green, Blue Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green, Blue Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green, Blue Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Green, Blue Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Needle like

Narrow

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Shade areas

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Leaf Cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires consistently moist soil

Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

No need to prune, No pruning needed

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilzer with low nitrogen content

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Beetles, Borers, Red blotch

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Insects

Bees, Butterflies, Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Skin rash

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Used as Christmas tree

Ground Cover

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Nesting sites for birds

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Burns, Cough, Sore throat, Stomach pain, Wounds

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Economic Purpose, Oil is used for aromatherapy, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Used in biomass, Used in paper industry, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood is used for ship building, Wood is used in construction, Wood log is used in making fences

useful as a ground cover

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Alpine, Feature Plant, Foundation, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees

Container, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PSEUDOTSUGA menziesii

DASYLIRION berlandieri

7.2 Common Name

Douglas Fir

Blue Giant, Blue Twister, Desert Spoon, Zaragosa

7.2.1 In Hindi

डगलस फ़िर

Blue Giant Grass

7.2.2 In German

Douglasfichte

Blue Giant Grass

7.2.3 In French

le sapin de Douglas

Blue Giant Herbe

7.2.4 In Spanish

abeto Douglas

Blue Grass gigante

7.2.5 In Greek

έλατο Douglas

Μπλε Giant Grass

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Douglas Fir

Blue Grass gigante

7.2.7 In Polish

daglezji

Błękitny Gigant Trawa

7.2.8 In Latin

Douglas abies

Giant herba blue

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Pinopsida

Not Available

8.4 Order

Pinales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Pinaceae

Agavaceae

8.6 Genus

Pseudotsuga

Dasylirion

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Nolinoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA22

1 27800

Properties of Douglas Fir and Blue Giant

Wondering what are the properties of Douglas Fir and Blue Giant? We provide you with everything About Douglas Fir and Blue Giant. Douglas Fir doesn't have thorns and Blue Giant doesn't have thorns. Also Douglas Fir does not have fragrant flowers. Douglas Fir has allergic reactions like Skin rash and Blue Giant has allergic reactions like Skin rash. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Douglas Fir and Blue Giant and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Douglas Fir and Blue Giant

Season and care of Douglas Fir and Blue Giant is important to know. While considering everything about Douglas Fir and Blue Giant Care, growing season is an essential factor. Douglas Fir season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Blue Giant season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Douglas Fir is Clay, Loam and for Blue Giant is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Douglas Fir is Acidic, Neutral and for Blue Giant is Neutral, Alkaline.

Douglas Fir and Blue Giant Physical Information

Douglas Fir and Blue Giant physical information is very important for comparison. Douglas Fir height is 2,440.00 cm and width 610.00 cm whereas Blue Giant height is 17.78 cm and width 10.16 cm. The color specification of Douglas Fir and Blue Giant are as follows:

Douglas Fir flower color: Not Available
Douglas Fir leaf color: Dark Green
Blue Giant flower color: Yellow
Blue Giant leaf color: Green and Blue Green

Care of Douglas Fir and Blue Giant

Care of Douglas Fir and Blue Giant include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Douglas Fir pruning is done No need to prune and No pruning needed and Blue Giant pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Douglas Fir needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Blue Giant needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.