Pseudotsuga menziesii 'Loggerhead' / Loggerhead Douglas-fir

Pseudotsuga menziesii 'Loggerhead' is a flattened-globose selection of Douglas-fir with dense, layered branching and lush, long dark-green needles. Overall, its structure superficially resembles that of Picea abies 'Nidiformis.' Iseli nursery describes it as "richly scented like an Oregon Christmas Tree, ‘Loggerhead’ is useful as a low border plant or where a low-maintenance, rounded form is desired. Plant in moist, well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade."

After 10 years of growth, a mature specimen will measure 4 feet (1.3 m) tall and 8 feet (2.5 m) wide, an annual growth rate of 3 to 6 inches (7.5 - 15 cm), significantly more outward than up.

This cultivar originated as a witch's broom found in 1988 by Cliff Graff near Oregon's Columbia River gorge. Iseli Nursery of Boring, Oregon introduced it to the nursery trade in 2000.

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Pseudotsuga menziesii 'Loggerhead' at the Jean Iseli Memorial Garden, Boring, Oregon.
Photo by Randall Smith, Iseli Nursery, Inc.
© Iseli Nursery

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