A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

FIR

Fri, 30 May '25
Christmas centerpiece
Sun, 25 May '25
Tree with "noble" and "grand" varieties
Sun, 19 Jan '25
Evergreen variety
Sun, 22 Dec '24
Many a Christmas tree
Sat, 14 Sep '24
Something trimmed after purchase
Sun, 25 Aug '24
It bears no etymological relation to "conifer," surprisingly
Tue, 5 Mar '24
Silver ___ (tree of the Alps)
Tue, 28 Mar '23
Douglas ___
Tue, 24 Jan '23
Christmas tree
Sun, 9 Jan '22
Hemlock relative
Wed, 15 Sep '21
Cedar relative
Sat, 3 Jul '21
One is depicted on the Oregon license plate
Fri, 21 May '21
The "Tannen" of Tannenbaum