It took me awhile to learn the difference between these two trees and they often grow literally right next to each other. So if you happen to live in an area where these two trees grow I thought this might help someone in learning quicker than I did. The cones of the doug-fir have these little projections hanging out some call “mouse-tails”. There is no other tree that produces cones that look like this. If the cones have mouse tails it’s a Douglas-fir. If they don’t, it’s not. The needles of the Douglas-fir have a sharp, almost 90 degree bend at the base right where they connect to the branch- kind of like the bend on a letter “L”. The White fir needles protrude straight out, no bend, and at their base it looks like a miniature suction cup where they attach. The doug fir has much better BTUs.
Funny you kicked this back up buZZsaw BRAD, earlier I did a Google search, we actually have them in NY, but I'd imagine it's more in the Adirondack region than here in Southwestern NY
I shouldve checked before i posted myself Chaz . In the Winter when i look out from our house which is surrounded on four sides by woods, there is not a naturally occurring conifer in sight. Ive never burned any softwoods other than for kindling. They may be an introduced species and used for Christmas trees/landscaping etc
