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- noun Alternative form of
Douglas fir .
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Examples
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Inside, the butterscotch-hued, cathedral-like space features a vaulted ceiling made of laminated Douglas-fir arches and cedar planks, giving the room a Scandinavian feel.
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It's an 18-foot tall Douglas-fir from West Virginia and it's decorated with hundreds of ornaments designed by people and children from all over the country.
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Vegetation and climate contrast with the Douglas-fir forests of the higher and wetter Ecoregion 19c.
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The subalpine fir, Engelmann spruce, Douglas-fir, and aspen communities of plants and animals are widespread but the ponderosa pine community also occurs at lowest elevations.
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Douglas-fir is associated with ponderosa pine or else grows in more sheltered locations or at higher elevations.
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Valley oak series is common on recent alluvial plains, and there is some Bigcone Douglas-fir - canyon live oak series on north-facing slopes at higher elevations.
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Ranges are covered in mountain sagebrush, mountain brush, Idaho fescue, Douglas-fir, subalpine forests, or aspen.
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Douglas-fir, aspen, and stands of subalpine conifers occur in isolated pockets within a matrix of black sagebrush or mountain sagebrush.
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In the montane belt above the woodland zone, ponderosa pine generally occupies the lower and more exposed slopes and Douglas-fir the higher and more sheltered ones.
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Forests and woodlands: California bay series, California sycamore series, California walnut series, Coast live oak series, Bigcone Douglas-fir - canyon live oak series, Valley oak series.
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