Douglas-fir tree "Torquis" variety

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of Douglas-fir, Pseudotsuga menziesii, variety "Torquis", an intervarietal hybrid of coastal variety (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii) and inland variety (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca), having generally upright growth with a curving, twisting, non-directional, at times corkscrew-like pattern to stem and branches, and smaller than average size, while retaining the foliage color and foliage character of a normal Douglas-fir, was discovered in a Douglas-fir test planting on a site near Grangeville, Id., and was asexually reproduced by rooting and grafting.

I claim: 
     
       1. A new and distinct variety of Douglas-fir, Pseudotsuga menziesii, substantially as shown herein and described, characterized particularly by generally upright growth with a curving, twisting, non-directional, at times corkscrew-like pattern to stem and branches, and smaller than average size, while retaining the foliage color and foliage character of a normal Douglas-fir.