Flowering TreesDouglas Fir
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) is a medium-growing flowering tree, hardy in USDA zones 4-6, that matures to about 40-80 ft × 12-20 ft. It does best in full sun with high water needs in well-drained and moist soil. Expect yellow and red blooms in spring. It attracts butterflies, small mammals and songbirds.
- USDA zones
- 4-6
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- High
- Mature size
- 40-80 ft × 12-20 ft
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Maintenance
- High
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist
- Bloom color
- Yellow, Red
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Attracts
- Butterflies, Small mammals, Songbirds
- Native to
- Southwestern British Columbia to western central California
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Douglas Fir is hardy to about -30°F (estimated from USDA zone 4), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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