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Sentence Examples The barrels of the cannons on deck seem to have been given the form of giant fir cones. Spindle-thin trunks of Douglas fir and western larch stood in anemic, dying thickets, toppling like the flagpoles of small, failed nations. Balsam fir and Fraser fir have many similar characteristics, although geographic ranges of the two species do not overlap. The cool indigo of the subtly patterned wallpaper and the basin complements the honey tones of the fir cabinetry and trim. We are also leaving species that have survived fires in the past, including Douglas fir and to a lesser extent, lodgepole pine. The same holds true for many of lodgepole pine's spruce and subalpine fir neighbors. Passengers disembark as the train idles, stepping into air scented by Douglas fir and lodgepole pine. The fruit can be heavy, so choose small ones and pick a variety of Christmas tree with sturdy branches such as Fraser fir or spruce. A hike through a cool, old-growth forest of Douglas fir or Engelmann spruce is a timeless experience. On similar sites, Douglas-fir or Fraser fir may need intensive weed control longer than Scotch pine. Montane forest has lodgepole pine and Engelmann spruce, with Douglas fir often found on north slopes and ponderosa pine on south slopes. The epidemic affected primarily white spruce in old farm fields and balsam fir on the highlands. In addition, large numbers of balsam fir and white and black spruce were imported from Canada for sale in Ohio. Bowater is thinning its red spruce and balsam fir stands at 45-50 years of age. We always select either a spruce or balsam fir that is not too tall and skinny from struggling to reach the sunlight. She walked around their lean-to and gathered the sticky residue from the balsam fir trees. Sharp growth increases observed in balsam fir and white spruce are synchronous with massive aspen recruitment in the 1870, 1847, and 1823 stands. After the clear-cutting, the north slope germinated a thick mat of young Douglas fir and larch. If your garden lacks good drainage, work fully composted pine or fir bark or a similar organic amendment into the soil. Soil testing prior to planting is required to determine if Fraser fir can be successfully grown on the site. Show More Sentences She said she is now concerned about her family's safety because a 90-foot fir tree in her backyard has a slight tilt toward the house. Mile upon mile of fir and silver birch forests with not a human or beast to be seen. A couple of old fir trees tower over the field, and yes, there's a house, a driveway, a garage, all well-kept. The floor with tassels of fir was besprent, filling the room with their fragrant scent. The quest for a flawless fir or perfect pine has also led some growers to spray trees with chemical colorants, or even experiment with cloning. A breeze sighed through the branches and we came to a glade, a secret place of fir and silver birch. Powder coated fir trees line the loops conjuring images of snow monsters and giant gnomes. The two-story meeting house creates an east-west galleria with repetitive glulam Douglas fir frames. The white backdrop resembles a fringed altar cloth, with small fir trees stitched in the bottom portion. Old fir flooring, recovered from a demolished building, finds new life as wainscot in the Ecotrust Building, Portland, Oregon. Cover the plastic with a thin layer of fir bark or similar mulch, taking care not to mound it around plant crowns. The Siberian northern boreal forests, called Taiga, where the fires were burning are mainly spruce and fir trees. A player placed a fir cone against his ball to prevent the ball from moving when removing some other loose impediments. Central to the work is a big fir tree defined by hastily applied daubs of paint. A very loose soil medium, augmented with vermiculate, or even orchid fir bark suits them all right. These soil mixtures should include sand, peat moss, perlite, vermiculite, and fir bark for adequate drainage. The stairs are made from Douglas fir and all the internal floors are pitched pine. The college is nestled into a hillside and is surrounded by a magnificent stand of fir trees. He planted a number of stands of spruce, larch and fir trees many of which still exist. Pumpkin lanterns are now as heavily associated with Hallowe'en as decorated fir trees are with Christmas. Show More Sentences A mature grand fir tree was analyzed by a standard protocol to ensure an oleoresin composition within the typical range. Cranberries and popcorn strings interspersed among tiny white lights layered over the smell of a fresh cut fir tree. Longitudinal stringers are fir encased in fiberglass, and athwartship bulkheads are construction-grade exterior plywood. My main worry in a horticultural sense right now is how to chit my pink fir apple potatoes. In addition you can expect to see rare species of hornbeam, Douglas fir and black gum, and a well-forested block of South Colorado Street. You could also use a construction grade of spruce or fir lumber, and fill in any small voids that you may encounter with inexpensive wood filler. At 2,100m is the Pilu Sacred Tree, a massive fir that is thousands of years old. Here and there, clumps of fir and birch trees rise out of the muddy wastes. These include unusual species such as Scots pine and Lodgepole pine, and Douglas fir and Cork fir. Vast tombs, embowered beneath the weeping willow and the fir tree, told of the antiquities of the Lloyd family, as well as of their wealth. Over the hilly five acres grow native black oak, incense cedar, white fir and Coulter, knobcone, sugar and ponderosa pines. Randy and Jan and John Paul roar off in a borrowed ranger pickup parked under the big white fir by the hose rack. Like balsam fir, white fir is relatively difficult to establish in plantations, and growth after planting is often very irregular. It also features Ireland's tallest tree, a Douglas fir growing in the Powerscourt Estate in Wicklow. A hierarchical sampling scheme for Fraser fir will include paired samples from each of the 6 major population centers. Detecting prey from fir away is an essential element in the unique hunting strategy of gyrfalcons. He said the tin sheets are a temporary windbreak to shelter new fir tree saplings, planted to replace trees mysteriously felled a few weeks ago. During 1997, seedlings for additional Fraser fir progeny tests will be grown in the greenhouse. Pink fir apple potatoes are waxy, knobbly potatoes that are available from specialist food shops. Forestry is also important, with a third of the land covered by birch, pine and fir in the north and oak, ash, beech and maple farther south. Show More Sentences For example, the original painted double-hung windows were replaced with simple Douglas fir frames, which hold casement and hopper windows. Flames, which boiled in the crowns of Douglas fir and ponderosa pines, catapulted forward on heavy winds partly of the fire's own making-a classic crown fire. After following the Truckee River out of Tahoe City, climb through white fir and Jeffrey pine to Paige Meadows, where summer promises a host of wildflowers. In the areas where, as a result of selecting other more valuable softwoods, fir was encouraged to increase, all practicable efforts should be made to reduce the amount of fir. Forested slopes of lodgepole pine and subalpine fir give way to aspen-clad foothills and rolling sagebrush steppes that have the spongy look of muskeg, but two shades lighter. All the timber used on the building came from the Barns Estate, from the white fir floor in the bedroom to the beautiful solid elm doors with their tortoiseshell markings. A coating of pine resin waterproofed the fir splice and his skis. Fabricated from 300X300 mm sections of home grown Douglas fir, each section was individually machined and stabilized by Douglas fir purlins and braces. Use compost or composted fir bark approximately 30 percent by volume. A century ago these hills echoed with the rasping sounds of bucksaws, as loggers harvested millions of redwoods and Douglas fir to feed the housing needs of a growing country. Curious, he meandered over the small fence and then across the lawn, making room for himself between a small fir tree and another small budding shrub of some sort. Sprinkle essential oils, orange and cinnamon perhaps, to a bowl of fir cones, Christmas tree cuttings and dried orange slices for a wonderful Christmas potpourri. Blue Grouse are found in open woods or clearings in mature pine or fir and Douglas fir forests at a wide range of elevations, most often at mid-elevations. In addition, a species related to HWA, the balsam woolly adelgid, has already killed about 90 percent of the mature Fraser fir trees in the Smokies. The spruce budworm is a major insect defoliator of forests in northeastern North America, with balsam fir and white spruce figuring as the most vulnerable species. The shed is secured by metal pin-piles drilled into the sandy soil and connected at the base of the building to vertically cantilevered fir posts. Now the slender spires of tamarack and balsam fir dominated a scraggly forest, while impenetrable-looking layers of hardy shrubs filled the understorey. Turning inland again, we went towards Daisetsuzan National Park, where we walked in a graceful forest of birch and silver fir close to Lake Shikaribetsu. In the native forests of the Oregon Cascades hemlocks, cedars, maples, many fir and pine species, and others are intermingled among the dominant Douglas fir. A huge fir tree growing up through the junipers blocked much of the view. Show More Sentences As a result, like spruce, fir wood too is used for making shingles, ceiling planks, cheap wall paneling, packing cases, tea chests, match sticks and boxes. The landscape's rustic tone is anticipated as visitors approach along a nearly mile-long driveway lined with redwood, alder, fir and madrone trees. Rooms overlooking the rear garden are more intimate in scale and shielded from view by screens of immaculately detailed fir studs and shiplap cladding. Leak-proof sealing is achieved via impregnation of the leather with a tar-like substance obtained through the boiling and distillation of fir and pine wood. The following day the ground rose up beneath us, and the fir trees thinned to larches, and there was more Sun and open glades with grass for our horses to graze upon. Old-growth stands are thus characterized by a continuous low-canopy layer of balsam fir and white cedar from which taller birch and white spruce individuals emerge. If you were stranded in the woods during a storm, you would be a bit safer standing under a tree with large flat leaves like oak, than you would under a fir or pine tree. In contrast, the constant recruitment of balsam fir and the late arrival of white cedar are responsible for their dominance a long time after fire. The variability observed in the oldest stands is mostly explained by the low abundance of white cedar in some stands while balsam fir is present everywhere. As regards winter diet, the species eaten most in relation to availability was mountain pine, followed by Norway spruce, arolla pine, larch, silver fir and Scots pine. They have also grown juniper shrubs and maple, fir and pine trees. The large 30-inch logs, red fir and tamarack had already been cut with a chainsaw into 18-inch lengths. Spruce and fir trees predominate in the upper mountains, while pine and larch are found in sandy soil. The inner bark of the grand fir was used by some Plateau Indian tribes for treating colds and fever. Hem fir is frequently used for framing, and is able to meet the building code span requirements of numerous construction projects. In contrast to spruces, even large fir cones do not hang, but are raised like candles. However, Douglas fir exhibits considerable morphological plasticity, and on drier sites coast Douglas fir will generate deeper taproots. Red tree voles may also be found in immature forests if Douglas fir is a significant component. Wooden oars are generally made of a light, strong wood, such as fir or ash. I tell you that they are mostly built of the wood which is called fir or pine. Show More Sentences Larch trees dominate in the north and stands of fir and pine begin to appear in the south. The island was two rocks grey as twilight between which a tump of iron loam ribbed with flint bore a stand of fir and spruce. A horse-drawn wagon hauled the 20-foot white fir up the driveway to the North Portico for inspection on Friday morning. Lenpur is a fiber made from the pulp of sustainably cultivated white fir trees. For more of a blue-green color, look for a white fir with soft, two-inch-long needles that curve outward and upward on branches. White fir forests were composed primarily of densely packed white fir with little to no understory and an abundance of downed wood. The insect feeds on conifers including white, red and jack pines, balsam fir and many spruces. The new chairs will access North Bowl Woods, which will provide a unique skiing experience within a grove of beautiful, giant red fir trees. An alternate path explores an old-growth red fir forest along West Sulphur Creek. He spotted both the world-record Jeffrey pine and a champion red fir there. Its balsam fir aroma is pleasant to humans, but keeps mice away by overwhelming their sense of smell. You pass silverswords at the crater, a fir forest midway, then the ranch lands and farming community around Kula. Chamise and manzanita in the lower elevations give way to dense arrays of pine and fir cloaking numerous ridges. The old-growth Douglas fir featured on our state's license plate is a powerful image for Oregonians. The hearing in Taunton was told she found the death caps, which contain up to 20 toxins, under oak and fir trees in their garden last November. What we do know is that when they get there, they depend on the oyamel fir forests for their wintering habitat. The monarchs gather there in dense, overlapping aggregations, covering Oyamel fir trees and vegetation throughout the winter and into the spring. The butterflies navigate with internal clocks and use the sun as a compass to find their way to oyamel fir forests in central Mexico. But he might not cope the fir and in-form Graduand, a course bumper winner before failing narrowly to Mister To Notch, also at Naas. Douglas fir is native to Western North America, from Canada south to California and into Mexico. Show More Sentences Trolls taller than fir trees roamed the forest, but tiny pixies scurried in it, too. Among some popular varieties are the Fraser fir, Scotch pine, Noble fir and Douglas fir. Decades of fire suppression have allowed Douglas fir and other conifers to become established in oak woodland areas, many of which contain oaks that are hundreds of years old. Considered an endangered phenomenon, the monarch butterfly's arduous migration stretches 3,000 miles from the Rocky Mountains to Oyamel fir forests in central Mexico. Millions of butterflies from the Eastern United States gather in the Mexican state of Michoacan, where they overwinter by huddling together in Oyamel fir trees. This unentered old growth douglas fir forest is an anchor of fish-bearing Squaw Creek which joins the Mattole River North of the Corridor project. You may already know oak, maple, fir and pine, which are all included, but can you spot a golden chinkapin willow, or a redbud, or a sycamore from a mile away? In winter, snowmobilers, skiers and snowshoers move through denuded forests that are punctuated occasionally by the dark green of pine, fir or holly. For shelving, Strain ripped the bullnose off 1-by-12 fir stair treads. The wood contains mature Douglas fir and Japanese larch ready for harvesting, an area replanted with Douglas fir in 1995 and mixed broadleaves rich in conservation values. Upwind of Mexico City, the sacred fir continues to grow well. It contrasts sophisticated florals like jasmine sambac, tuberose fir abs and stargazer lilies with accords of cashmere woods, labdanum and patchouli blend. The grand fir was first described by Scottish botanical explorer David Douglas, who in 1831 collected specimens of the tree along the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest. The sea cliffs of Duirinish boast mountain avens and fir clubmoss. Traditionally, the base of the incense used is the resin of Boswellia sacra, also known as frankincense, but the resin of fir trees has been used as well. Many iconic tree species such as paper birch, quaking aspen, balsam fir and black spruce are projected to shift out of the United States into Canada. The trunks of seven large elm trees were used to make the keel of Nelson's HMS Victory and roughly 2,800 fir and spruce trees went into the decks, masts and yardarms. Lower-water plants like grasses, alstroemerias, and salvias fill beds, and the path is topped with mini fir bark that's springy and forest like underfoot. The first flag to specifically represent Newfoundland is thought to have been an image of a green fir tree on a pink background that was in use in the early 19th century. The red vole's diet consists chiefly of Douglas fir needles. Show More Sentences This animal nests almost exclusively in the foliage of Douglas fir trees. Hem fir is preferred by many builders because of its ability to hold and not be split by nails and screws, and its low propensity for splintering when sawed. Motherwell are still top but have a real toughie tomorrow when Rangers visit Fir Park. Jock Stein's team were level on points with Rangers but with a superior goal average and could afford to lose 4-0 at Fir Park and still be champs. Meanwhile, an FIR was also lodged against Sushil Kumar Modi for allegedly promising to give away laptops, colour TV sets, dhotis and saris to voters. Examples from Classical Literature The purpose in the instance of noble fir was to pass it for the larch which grows in the northern Rocky Mountain region. The species of timber almost exclusively planted are the red fir and the mountain pine. A study of the wood of the red fir reveals rather more favorable qualities than the other firs afford. It frequents the belts of the yellow, sugar, and Jeffrey pines, and ranges up into the red fir zone. The air was filled with the odour of them, dry and resinous as that of the fir forest. Several well-marked varieties of the Douglas fir are also to be met with occasionally in parks and gardens. Two forms of Douglas fir are recognized by botanists, not essentially different except in size and habit of growth. The Master said, erst the cold days show how fir and cypress are last to fade. Then the vine and the snowdrop wept, and the pine-tree and the fir were very sad. But for all that he only named two trees, for fir and Scotch fir are both the same. The silver fir is more exacting in the matter of climate than in that of soil. The fungi that kill the silver fir inevitably before it is three hundred years old touch no limb of the Big Tree with decay. Large poles twisted with fir branches, stuck thickly around the lake, gave to the waters the becoming Helvetian gloom. We continue up the canyon, now paralleling the South River margin thru a beautiful pine, fir and cedar forest. Another thousand feet and the subalpine fir replaces its two near relatives. It was a large fir pole, forty feet high and fifteen inches in diameter, and fabled to be the justing staff of Gerard the Giant. The meadow, bordered by red and white fir and Jeffrey and lodgepole pine, offers an attractive but cold campsite. A short distance beyond the Pohono Trail turn-off, our trail branches to the right and enters the fir and pine forest. The shining, blue-green color of the leaves is a conspicuous characteristic of noble fir as it appears in the forest. A variety, Shastensis, Lemm., is the red fir with bright yellow fringed bracts on its stout cones. Show More Sentences The noble fir is a common mountain tree in the western parts of Washington and Oregon. For the first time she cast a look of dread into the vistaed shadows of the fir trees. The red fir and white cedar now being taken out are superior in quality to those of any section of this coast. This white fir is a giant of the Sierras, but a tree of medium height in the Rocky Mountains. Black cottonwood and white fir are the principal woods used for pulp on the Pacific coast. Nevertheless sign found in the white fir forests in the Big Pines area indicated that flying squirrels may occur there. The white fir grew to a much larger tree than the Balm-of-Gilead he had known in the East, and the lower branches were tough. The long lithe form of a pine marten glided straight to the fir tip, where Kagax had been a moment before. In Utah it is known as white balsam, as silver fir in some parts of California, and as black gum in Utah. Those of the red fir are shorter, stubbier and stiffer than those of the white. The particles of medium size generally settle in the middle part of the buddle, where they are arrested by interwoven fir twigs. The branches of casuarina trees behind me swayed lightly, incessantly, reminding me of the soughing of fir trees at home. A splinter of fir was burning in the cresset, and the fire was lighted in the stove. Moreover, on his body grows moss, together with the fir and the cryptomeria of the forest. The ascent towards the ridge was latterly steep, with a good deal of silver fir and deodar. The range of noble fir covers parts of three states, but the whole of no one. It was by means of these seeds that the Douglas fir was introduced to Britain. In Colorado, forests of Douglas fir are found at an elevation of 11,000 feet. I remember seeing in the woods once a fallen log, on which was growing a Douglas fir two and a half feet in diameter. But the timber of the Douglas fir is heavy, strong and firm, and well suited toThe best of ship timber. Show More Sentences The odor of the balsam fir is drawn out and spread far by the heat. We wandered about in the fir wood, and at last came to a pause and rested. I plant a white birch tree, a pine tree, various kinds of fir trees, Dutch roses of different colors. At this elevation, 7000 to 8000 feet, the red fir begins to appear. Some are upwards of fifty feet long, cut out of a single tree, either fir or white cedar, and capable of carrying thirty persons. He had carefully investigated the alley of fir branches from the outside. Sonachan gave a grunt, and thumped loudly on the fir boards. There were also fragments of wax writing tablets, made out of larch, maple, silver fir and sweet chestnut. A weird, dreamy stillness had fallen on the purple earth, the dark fir woods, the valley rims, the sere meadows. The prevailing species are the common fir and the silver fir. The balsam fir and the silver spruce are the evergreen poems of the wild. It has a huge horse-chestnut at its head, and a silver fir at its feet. These plants are found on pine and fir trunks and on sawdust heaps. We are going to decorate the hall with creeping spruce and fir mottoes with pink tissue-paper roses in them. This fir differs from balsam fir in its choice of situation. The full life of the Douglas fir is estimated to be about 750 years. Our tree giant is as often called the Douglas fir as Douglas spruce. They lived with their Mother in a sand-bank, underneath the root of a very big fir tree. It is built of white fir logs, all selected there in the forest. The noble fir avoids steep side hills and exposed situations. Show More Sentences In that respect they resemble leaves of balsam fir and hemlock. The centre sells non-drop Nordman trees plus lodgepole pines, Norway spruce, Fraser fir and pot-grown trees that can be replanted. Tamarack, white fir and pines climb higher on these warmer slopes. He had fixed his eyes upon a distorted fir tree, planted by some former tenant in a tub that had once been green, and left there, years before, to rot away piecemeal. There is a big grove of fir trees behind it, two rows of Lombardy poplars down the lane, and a ring of white birches around a very delightful garden. The main objective of this work was, therefore, to provide specific processing information for improved debarking of balsam fir and black spruce logs under frozen conditions. Ghostlike scents crept out of the meadows to meet us, and the fir wood before we came to the church was a living sweetness of Junebells growing in abundance. The fragrance is clean and crisp with masculine undertones and highlights scents including bergamot, grapefruit, fir needle, black carnation, patchouli, musk and amber. Now I'm going to tuck you up in the shawl and give you the fir pillow, and while you sleep I am going down on the shore and write a fairy story for you. Tewari within 24 hours of an FIR filed against him for moral turpitude. Find more words! 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Words that rhyme with fir What is the plural of fir? What is the adjective for fir? What is the noun for fir? Translations for fir Use our Sentence Generator Nearby Words fiqh fipple FiOS fioritura Fiori fiore fire Fire. FIRE fireable fire-and-brimstone firearm 3-letter Words Starting With f fi