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Douglas fir

Douglas fir see pine .

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	Douglas fir: a pine, not a true fir.(Wood of the Month) Magazine article from: Wood & Wood Products; 8/1/1995; ; 685 words ; The Douglas fir is really a close relative of hemlock trees and not a true spruce or fir. Douglas fir trees have flat, soft, short stalked needles that grow in spirals around the tree's twigs. Douglas fir is a member of the pine family. It is an important... Read more
	Majestic Douglas fir the leader in plywood. Magazine article from: Wood & Wood Products; 7/1/1999; ; 700+ words ; Douglas fir is native to Western North America, from Canada...often planted as an ornamental tree. Douglas fir is also cultivated in Europe, Australia and New Zealand for its high-quality timber. Douglas fir is a cone-bearing softwood, meaning that it... Read more
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	CGC Fir recovers NOAA buoy.(National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) Magazine article from: Coast Guard Magazine; 2/1/2005; ; 349 words ; ASTORIA, Ore., Dec. 14 -- Today, the CGC Fir recovered one of the two National Oceanic...their anchors and sent them adrift. The Fir, a buoy tender homeported in Astoria, Ore...conditions during the two recovery missions, the Fir safely retrieved each buoy without any damage... Read more
	Fir Park gets all clear. Newspaper article from: Motherwell Times (Motherwell, Scotland); 3/26/2008; 413 words ; MOTHERWELL are set for a return to Fir Park for Saturday's vital SPL game against...kick-off, Well chairman John Boyle admitted the Fir Park pitch had become hugely embarrassing...ensured the game will be played as planned at Fir Park. Well chief executive Ian Stillie warned... Read more
	Fur flies when these rivals meet.(Sports)(Myrtle Point and Gold Beach are the class of Big Fir League girls teams this season) Newspaper article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR); 1/13/2004; 700+ words ; ...Myrtle Point girls basketball team played Big Fir League rival Gold Beach last year, head...off Gold Beach 69-64 in their first Big Fir League meeting of the season one week ago...first-team all-state, all-tournament and all-Big Fir League last year. This is her fourth year... Read more
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