How to grow douglas fir
Pseudotsuga menziesii
When to plant douglas fir
Plant this conifer in early spring, before new growth begins, or in early fall. Extension guidance rates those two windows as best because roots can establish before summer heat or a hard freeze; container or balled-and-burlapped stock goes in during these cooler, low-stress periods.
Douglas Fir is timed by season rather than your frost dates, so the planting calendar does not generate ZIP-specific dates for it. Check the cited sources below to fine-tune for your area.
Growing conditions
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Spacing
- 144 to 240 in apart
- Sun
- Full sun
- Soil pH
- 5 to 8
Common problems
- needle cast
- cooley spruce gall adelgid
- scale
- intolerant of heat and drought
Sources
- North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox (NC State Extension): Pseudotsuga menziesii (Douglas-fir)
- Penn State Extension: Is Fall for Planting?
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