Determined according to the botanical key provided by Tutin et al. (1964).
Lifeform: Evergreen tree; Phanerophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native to North America- Alaska to Mexico; introduced in elsewhere (Europe and Turkey) according to the according to the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Not native to North Macedonia. In the Osogovo region it is found in coniferous plantations.
Pseudotsuga menziesii – habit of mature trees. Gorge of “Kochanska” River – coniferous plantations with Pinus nigra and Pinus sylvestris, 01.01.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pseudotsuga menziesii – habit of mature tree (left) and crown (right). Gorge of “Kochanska” River – coniferous plantations with Pinus nigra and Pinus sylvestris, 22.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Pseudotsuga menziesii – twig with new spring growth. Gorge of “Kochanska” River – coniferous plantations with Pinus nigra and Pinus sylvestris, 22.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudotsuga menziesii – twig with new spring growth. Gorge of “Kochanska” River – coniferous plantations with Pinus nigra and Pinus sylvestris, 22.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudotsuga menziesii – mature twigs in winter with leaves pictured from adaxial side. Gorge of “Kochanska” River – coniferous plantations with Pinus nigra and Pinus sylvestris, 01.01.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudotsuga menziesii – mature twig in winter with leaves pictured from abaxial side. Gorge of “Kochanska” River – coniferous plantations with Pinus nigra and Pinus sylvestris, 01.01.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudotsuga menziesii – abaxial side of leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River – coniferous plantations with Pinus nigra and Pinus sylvestris, 01.01.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudotsuga menziesii – cones. Gorge of “Kochanska” River – coniferous plantations with Pinus nigra and Pinus sylvestris, 21.11.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudotsuga menziesii – cone. Gorge of “Kochanska” River – coniferous plantations with Pinus nigra and Pinus sylvestris, 21.11.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudotsuga menziesii – cone. Gorge of “Kochanska” River – coniferous plantations with Pinus nigra and Pinus sylvestris, 21.11.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Pseudotsuga menziesii – cone. Gorge of “Kochanska” River – coniferous plantations with Pinus nigra and Pinus sylvestris, 02.10.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Osogovo nature 