A post-pollination prefertilization drop can be seen exuding from the micropylar opening of a Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) ovule following removal of an ovuliferous scale-bract complex from a female cone. Scale bar = 1 mm. Photo credit: Coulter et al., 2026

Creation of a #Pseudotsuga menziesii nucellus cell suspension culture system to produce proteins involved in reproduction

New in #AppsPlantSci by Coulter, von Aderkas, et al

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Small Douglas Fir four year old bonsai in small gray round pot

Douglas Fir, four year old volunteer from neighbor’s tree, two years in this pot.

Pseudotsuga menziesii

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Check out my drawings of Pseudotsuga cones! 🌲✨ These unique shapes are so fun to sketch!💚

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The Douglas fir is not a true fir, or pine, or spruce. It has its own genus - Pseudotsuga - which means 'false hemlock'.

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