Following is a list of the species we saw, grown in the Pacific Northwest
Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) also known as Oregon pine or Douglas spruce, is an evergreen conifer species native to western North America. Not actually a true fir, it is closely related to the hemlock tree, which is also native to the...
Read MoreWestern larch (Larix occidentalis) is a species of larch native to the Pacific Northwest. The largest of the larches, it is the most important species of its genus. Larches areĀ a deciduous conifer, meaning that while they have cones and needles...
Read MoreBlued Pine is any one of several species of pine, which have been affected with a fungus Grosmannia clavigera which turns part or all of the surrounding wood fiber blue. Blued pine is not a specie in itself. It is...
Read MoreWestern White Pine/Idaho White Pine (Pinus monticola) We prefer to call this species Idaho White Pine, for obvious reasons. :) This is a beautiful tree with an interesting history. Prior to European settlement of this area, it was the most...
Read MorePonderosa Pine (pinus ponderosa) also goes by the names Bull Pine, Blackjack Pine, and when grown in the right conditions, Western Yellow Pine. Western Yellow Pine has fewer growth rings per inch, thinner, yellowish bark, and tends toward less limbs...
Read MorePaper Birch Betula papyrifera is a species of birch native to northern North America. It is the provincial tree of Saskatchewan and the state tree of New Hampshire. Paper Birch is a small, short lived variety of the birches. There...
Read MoreEngelman Spruce (Picea engelmannii) Engelman Spruce is the only species of spruce native to the forests of our area. Its lumber is milk-white, light and strong. We grade-saw a small amount, as it has a small following for wood-workers. Since...
Read MoreLodgepole Pine (Pinus contorta) is a somewhat shorter lived pine tree native to Idaho. One interesting fact about this species is that its cones will stay on the tree and tightly closed until the heat of fire causes them to...
Read MoreBlack cottonwood (Populus trichocarpa), is one of the three cottonwood species of North America. The largest of the three, it also holds the distinction of being the largest hardwood tree in western North America. It grows in moist lowlands, mostly...
Read MoreWestern Red Cedar (Thuja plicata), we offer the inland and coastal varieties of this species, which have some small distinctions between them. An aromatic, shade-tolerant specimen, it grows throughout the Idaho panhandle, especially in low lying land, northern slopes, and deep...
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