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the conifer that gave its name to forests, fire pits, and forgiveness for keeping its needles all winter
means A tall evergreen conifer of the genus Abies, with flat needles and upright cones, prized for timber and as a Christmas tree.
from From Old English 'fyrh' or the related Old Norse 'fyri', tracing back to a Proto-Germanic root and ultimately a Proto-Indo-European source meaning 'oak' or 'tree' — a cousin of Latin 'quercus' (oak) and possibly the source behind names like the Black Forest's 'Föhre'. Curiously, the same ancient tree-word seems to have wandered between species, naming oaks in one tongue and firs in another, as if the forests couldn't quite agree on whom it belonged to.
- upright cones
- Fir cones stand erect and disintegrate on the branch
- christmas star
- A favorite holiday tree for fragrant, sturdy needles
- giant size
- Douglas firs reach over 100 meters tall
- not true firs
- Douglas fir isn't a real fir at all
- flat needles
- Soft, friendly to the touch unlike spruce
douglas fir — largest fir tree species, native to pacific northwest north america, up to 330 feet tall
balsam fir — aromatic evergreen, canadian national tree, popular christmas tree species
silver fir — european alpine species, endangered in some regions, reaches 200+ feet