douglas

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a tall evergreen tree (= one that never loses its leaves) that grows in cold countries and has leaves that are like needles, often grown for its wood:

They removed Douglas fir that eventually would have shaded out the young oaks.

A Douglas fir takes 500 years to mature and 5 minutes to cut down.

the wood of the Douglas fir tree:

Both buildings are built from vertical panels of native Douglas fir on top of local stone.

The building materials are taken from the local environment, including Douglas fir and coast redwood.