Ann Loves Plants

Tag: Pseudotsuga

  • The Many Headed Medusa Tree (How NOT to Prune a Doug Fir Tree)

    Before we left for Seattle, we hired a landscaper friend to trim the large Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga mensiesii) between our house and the neighbors’. Years ago it was headed improperly so it has far too many heads. As you can see in the image below, one of these many heads was bending and growing dangerously near…

  • A Gardener Visits the Oregon Zoo

    As I write this an East Wind is blowing out of the Columbia River Gorge and I can hear the Doug fir tree as it gently brushes the roof. This winter, those branches will finally be removed. It is late, and the emergency respite child is asleep in bed and I can now openly feel…