Noble Fir

Plants > Conifers

OverviewThe Noble Fir (Abies procera), widely celebrated as the monarch of the true firs (genus Abies), is the largest and most magnificent native fir species in North America. Endemic to the cool, fog-shrouded montane slopes and high-elevation volcanic ridges of the...

Pacific Yew

Plants > Conifers

OverviewThe Pacific Yew (Taxus brevifolia), also widely known across the Pacific Northwest as the Western Yew, is a slow-growing, highly shade-tolerant evergreen conifer belonging to the yew family Taxaceae. Indigenous to the magnificent old-growth temperate...

Sitka Spruce

Plants > Coniferous Trees

OverviewAT A GLANCECommon Name: Sitka SpruceScientific Name: Picea sitchensisCategory: PlantsSubcategory: Coniferous TreesSize: Mature height: 50-80 m (165-260 ft), exceptionally exceeding 95-100 m; Trunk diameter: 2.5-4.5 m (8-15 ft)Weight: Mature specimens weigh 50...

Western Redcedar

Plants > Trees

OverviewAT A GLANCECommon Name: Western RedcedarScientific Name: Thuja plicataCategory: PlantsSubcategory: TreesSize: 45 to 70 m (148 to 230 ft) height; trunk diameter up to 3 to 6 m (9.8 to 19.7 ft); ancient specimens exceed 75 mWeight: Mature standing tree biomass...