In Oregon, a homeowner revived 100-year-old Douglas fir floors into a warm, kid-friendly space full of soul and story.

The researchers tested their theory using two raised planter gardens, one made of untreated Douglas-Fir lumber, and a second made of Douglas-Fir treated with Copper Azole (CA-C): Soil and plants ...

In 2011, Hampton Lumber created the design by planting a mix of Douglas fir and Larch during a reforestation of the area. The Oregonian While the eyes and mouth were planted with Douglas fir ...

The first Douglas fir was found on Vancouver Island by Archibald ... each tree is typically harvested within a century because of its wood value. You can find protected Douglas firs in Crater ...

These can become sites of attack by wood boring insects including bark beetles. Symptoms from drought stress on Douglas fir include thinning needles and tree crowns. Reddish colored dead branches ...

Native Americans traditionally used the wood of Douglas-fir, Oregon's official state tree since 1936, for fuel and for tools, its pitch as a sealant and many parts of the tree for medicinal purposes.

Boxes can be built out of cedar or Douglas fir lumber, cinder blocks, untreated timbers or even stacked chunks of concrete. Wood treated with preservatives is not recommended because the chemical ...