Pseudotsuga macrocarpa
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Pseudotsuga macrocarpa, commonly called the bigcone spruce or bigcone Douglas-fir, is an evergreen conifer native to the mountains of southern California. It is notable for having the largest cones in
Bigcone Douglas fir at mtbaldy
Bigcone Douglas-fir cone (left), with a coast Douglas-fir cone for comparison
Pseudotsuga macrocarpa showing branch regeneration after a crown fire through epicormic shoots. Note the charred tree trunks.
California mixed evergreen forest is a plant community found in the mountain ranges of California and southwestern Oregon.
Pseudotsuga macrocarpa
…In the past, the wood was used locally for fuel and lumber. California mixed evergreen forest — ecoregion. California chaparral and woodlands — ecoregion. California montane chaparral and woodlands — subecoregion…
California mixed evergreen forest in the Santa Cruz Mountains