The Douglas fir, the state tree of Oregon, can grow incredibly tall and live impressively long. The oldest Douglas fir trees have lived to be over 1,000 years old. Fox News Media ...

The typical forest in the Pacific Northwest will grow Douglas-firs about 40 years before they’re harvested. Resource Land Manager David Springe checks the root system of a Douglas-fir seedling. His ...

While Douglas firs and Noble firs are native to Oregon, these trees are vulnerable to pests and climate change. A big trend in Christmas trees has been tree species sourced from Georgia and Turkey.

Douglas fir seedlings at the U.S. Forest Service's Dorena Genetic Resource Center in Oregon. These seedlings are part of a research experiment to plant more climate resilient forests.

"This is a one year Douglas fir seedling," said Day, holding a 7 inch tall light green seedling. "We'll ship it out this year and it will be in it's forever home when it wakes up." ...

“We’re growing some ponderosa pine for Jeffco and some Douglas fir for Jeffco, specifically for the Quarry Fire,” Katelynn Martinez, director of operations at OneCanopy, said.

A member of an Oregon planting crew cuts into the rocky soil in the Shoshone National Forest to plant a Douglas fir seedling in an area burned by the 2008 Gunbarrel fire recently.