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Sapin de Douglas

Sapin de Douglas

Pseudotsuga menziesii
Un très grand conifère du Pacifique Nord-Ouest — 12-24 m en culture mais dépassant 90 m à l'état sauvage — et l'un des arbres à bois les plus importants d'Amérique du Nord. Les bractées de cônes fourchues en forme de trident dépassant entre les écailles le distinguent de tous les autres conifères. Les aiguilles vert foncé, plates et disposées en spirale, dégagent un parfum lorsqu'on les froisse et laissent des cicatrices circulaires surélevées sur les rameaux.
Native: 14 US states + 1 CA province
Climate fit: narrow (39/100)
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Cold hardiness

Future
These values are location-based: this location's current hardiness is the baseline, and the 2050 value is a projected future climate for this same location.
Now
Zone 6b
USDA
Published baseline for this location from 1991-2020.
Source: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map 2023 (1991-2020 climatology) via ArcGIS FeatureServer
Marginal
2050
Zone 7a
Plotwright
Projected zone for this same location in 2050 (2041-2070) using SSP3-7.0 (regional rivalry).
Won't grow here
In plain terms: This location is in Zone 6b today. Its hardiness profile is cold winters, and coldest nights are typically around -3°F. By 2050, the projected hardiness zone is Zone 7a based on SSP3-7.0 (regional rivalry). That is a +0.5-zone shift from Zone 6b to Zone 7a by 2050.
⚠→✕
Marginal today, but likely out of range by 2050.

Heat tolerance

Future
Heat tolerance values are location-based too: heat days today are observed at this site, and the 2050 value projects this same location under a future climate.
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Plotwright. (2026, May 17). Sapin de Douglas (Pseudotsuga menziesii). Retrieved 2026, June 14, from https://plotwright.garden/plants/pseudotsuga-menziesii
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Missouri Botanical Garden PlantFinder
Botanical research database
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Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Database
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