Most of the year, our Douglas firs are dressed in sober greens, dark and mysterious under the grey skies. But come spring, the youngsters deck themselves out in bright yellowy greens and orange paper decorations.
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| Young Douglas-fir, Oyster Bay dunes. The new buds grow at the tips of every branch, and before they open, they're gift wrapped. |
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| New tips at the top of the tree, with the remains of the papery orange wrapping. |
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| Another tree, another batch of buds, and a beetle just spreading his elytra, preparing to fly away. The wings underneath are transparent. |
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