Cones of Firs & Pines

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1 Calendar 2015 Cones of Firs & Pines Native to the Pacific NW From The Wild Garden: Hansen s NW Native Plant Database Like us on Facebook! Created especially for you by Jennifer Rehm

2 Calendar 2015 Cones of Firs & Pines Native to the Pacific NW From The Wild Garden: Hansen s NW Native Plant Database Created especially for you by Jennifer Rehm Like us on Facebook! On the Cover Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii Commonly called Douglas Fir, & Coast Douglas Fir Photo by Walter Siegmund Photos in this calendar are the work of several artists, shared here under the provisions of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

3 Holidays and Observances: Jan 1 Jan 19 Feb 14 Feb 16 Apr 5 Apr 13 April 22 May 10 May 25 Jun 21 Jul 3 Jul 4 Sep 7 Oct 12 Oct 31 Nov 11 Nov 26 Dec 24 Dec 25 Dec 31 New Year's Day Martin Luther King Day Valentine's Day Presidents' Day Easter Sunday Thomas Jefferson's Birthday Earth Day Mothers' Day Memorial Day Fathers' Day Independence Day' observed Independence Day Labor Day Columbus Day (Most regions) Halloween Veterans Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Eve Christmas Day New Year's Eve From The Wild Garden: Hansen s NW Native Plant Database Like us on Facebook! Created especially for you by Jennifer Rehm

4 Abies amabilis Commonly called Pacific Silver Fir, White Fir, Red Fir, Lovely Fir, Cascades Fir, & Silver Fir Photo by Walter Siegmund

5 2015 January Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy. ~William Blake Abies amabilis, Silver Fir Habitat: shaded, wet forests, no droughts USDA Zones: 7a 9a Mature Size: wild 120, garden From The Wild Garden: Hansen s NW Native Plant Database-- Like us on Facebook! Created especially for you by Jennifer Rehm

6 Abies lasiocarpa Commonly called Sub-Alpine Fir, & Rocky Mountain Fir Photo by Walter Siegmund

7 2015 February Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Abies lasiocarpa, Sub-Alpine Fir Habitat: cold, moist sites USDA Zones: Mature Size: 80 feet The February sunshine steeps your boughs and tints the buds and swells the leaves within. ~William C. Bryant From The Wild Garden: Hansen s NW Native Plant Database-- Like us on Facebook! Created especially for you by Jennifer Rehm

8 Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii Commonly called Douglas Fir, & Coast Douglas Fir Photo by Walter Siegmund

9 2015 March Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Pseudotsuga menziesii, Douglas Fir Habitat: full sun, fall mulch USDA Zones: to zone Mature Size: 200 feet It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade. ~Charles Dickens From The Wild Garden: Hansen s NW Native Plant Database-- Like us on Facebook! Created especially for you by Jennifer Rehm

10 Abies concolor Commonly called White Fir, & Concolor Fir Photo courtesy of USDA

11 2015 April Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday The air soft as that of Seville in April, and so fragrant that it was delicious to breathe it. ~Christopher Columbus Abies concolor, White Fir Habitat: hardy--heat, drought. Will not tolerate pollution of any kind USDA Zones: 5a - 10a Mature Size: feet From The Wild Garden: Hansen s NW Native Plant Database-- Like us on Facebook! Created especially for you by Jennifer Rehm

12 Abies magnifica Commonly called Red Fir, & Silvertip Fir Photo from Walter Siegmund

13 2015 May Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Be like a flower and turn your face to the sun. ~ Kahlil Gibran Abies magnifica, Red Fir Habitat: well drained slopes and ridges USDA Zones: to zone 5 Mature Size: feet 24 / From The Wild Garden: Hansen s NW Native Plant Database-- Like us on Facebook! Created especially for you by Jennifer Rehm

14 Abies procera Commonly called Noble Fir, Red Fir, & White Fir Photo by Walter Siegmund

15 2015 June Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Abies procera, Noble Fir Habitat: sun, good drainage. No alkaline soil or high winds USDA Zones: 5-10 Mature Size: 200 feet Spring being a tough act to follow, God created June. ~Al Bernstein From The Wild Garden: Hansen s NW Native Plant Database-- Like us on Facebook! Created especially for you by Jennifer Rehm

16 Pinus longaeva Commonly called Great Basin Pine, Intermountain Pine, & Western Bristlecone Pine Photo by Stan Shebs

17 2015 July Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Many public-school children seem to know only two dates: 1492 and 4th of July; and as a rule they don t know what happened on either occasion. ~ Mark Twain Pinus longaeva, Western Bristlecone Pine Habitat: part to full sun, sandy loam, moderate water USDA Zones: 4-8 Mature Size: feet From The Wild Garden: Hansen s NW Native Plant Database-- Like us on Facebook! Created especially for you by Jennifer Rehm

18 Abies grandis Commonly called Grand Fir, Giant Fir, Lowland White Fir, Great Silver Fir, Western White Fir, Vancouver Fir,, & Oregon Fir Photo courtesy of Dave Powell, USDA Forest Service

19 2015 August Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 Deep summer is when laziness finds respectability. ~Sam Keen Abies grandis, Grand Fir Habitat: moist shade USDA Zones: to zone Mature Size: 200 feet From The Wild Garden: Hansen s NW Native Plant Database-- Like us on Facebook! Created especially for you by Jennifer Rehm

20 Pinus flexillis Commonly called Limber Pine, Southwestern White Pine & Rocky Mountain White Pine Photo by Matt Levin

21 2015 September Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Pinus flexillis, Limber Pine Habitat: drought tolerant. Will not take shade USDA Zones: 4-7 Mature Size: 82 feet When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace. ~Jimi Hendrix From The Wild Garden: Hansen s NW Native Plant Database-- Like us on Facebook! Created especially for you by Jennifer Rehm

22 Pinus attenuata Commonly called Knobcone Pine Photo courtesy of U.S. Bureau of Land Management

23 2015 October Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday I don t count on the boy who waits till October, when it s cool and fun, then decides he wants to play. ~Darrell Royal Pinus attenuata, Knobcone Pine Habitat: part shade, dry USDA Zones: to zone Mature Size: wild 50 ft, garden feet From The Wild Garden: Hansen s NW Native Plant Database-- Like us on Facebook! Created especially for you by Jennifer Rehm

24 Abies bractea Commonly called Bristlecone Fir, & Santa Lucia Fir Photo by Silversyrpher, Scotland, taken at Bottcher's Gap

25 2015 November Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Abies bractea, Bristlecone Fir Habitat: full sun, drought tolerant USDA Zones: to zone Mature Size: feet Even if something is left undone, everyone must take time to sit still and watch the leaves turn. ~ Elizabeth Lawrence From The Wild Garden: Hansen s NW Native Plant Database-- Like us on Facebook! Created especially for you by Jennifer Rehm

26 Pinus coulteri Commonly called Coulter Pine, & Big-Cone Pine Photo by Jason Hollinger at Strawberry Peak Pinus coulteri is the heaviestconed pine; one who seeks its shade should wear a hardhat. Flora of North America,

27 2015 December Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday A problem is a chance for you to do your best. ~Duke Ellington Pinus coulteri, Coulter Pine Habitat: deep, welldrained, acidic soils, low drought tolerance USDA Zones: to zone 8 Mature Size: feet From The Wild Garden: Hansen s NW Native Plant Database-- Like us on Facebook! Created especially for you by Jennifer Rehm

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