Douglas-fir is a lovely, dramatic large evergreen with sweeping horizontal branches with pendulous branchlets that gives it an airy, graceful appearance. Though it grows taller in nature, it gets about 40 to 60 feet tall and 15 to 20 feet wide in cultivation. It has blue-green to grey-green needles and long tan cones that are persistant. Young trees have smooth, grey bark with resin blisters; mature trees have fissured, darker bark.
Grow in full sun to light shade in well drained soil. It prefers soils that are loamy, organic, and well drained. Sensitive to over-watering and requires excellent drainage. The heat in the valleys can make it tough to find that balance of enough moisture and not over watering.