Botanical Identification: Conifer Tree Features and Definitions

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Balsam fir

Abis balsamea

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tamarack

larix laricina

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black spruce

picea mariana

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red spruce

picea rubens

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white spruce

picea glauca

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jack pine

pinus banksiana

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red pine

pinus resinosa

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white pine

pinus strobus

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eastern white cedar

thuja occidentalis

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eastern hemlock

tsuga canadensis

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balsam fir features?

- flat needles

- not pointy

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<p>- flat needles</p><p>- not pointy </p><p>-</p>
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tamarack/larch feat

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- super soft bundles, 20-30 needles in a bundle

- feathery look

<p>- super soft bundles, 20-30 needles in a bundle </p><p>- feathery look</p>
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black spruce features?

- grey with white dot slightly rounded needles

- very short needles

- twigs are flat, brown, rough and slender with tiny hairs

- single line of white dots in the middle

- in between flat and round needles

<p>- grey with white dot slightly rounded needles</p><p>- very short needles</p><p>- twigs are flat, brown, rough and slender with tiny hairs</p><p>- single line of white dots in the middle</p><p>- in between flat and round needles</p>
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red spruce features?

- branches droop

- back of needle has white dots spread all over it it looks like bacteria, but is more light green than white spruce

- shiny, bright yellow-green, blunt-pointed ends

- in between flat and round needles

- reddish bark

<p>- branches droop</p><p>- back of needle has white dots spread all over it it looks like bacteria, but is more light green than white spruce</p><p>- shiny, bright yellow-green, blunt-pointed ends</p><p>- in between flat and round needles</p><p>- reddish bark</p>
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white spruce features?

- in between flat and round needles

- tip of branch reveals needles grow around twig

- two lines of white dots, differing from red spruce but they somewhat connect

- slightly darker needles than red spruce

- skinnier cones

<p>- in between flat and round needles</p><p>- tip of branch reveals needles grow around twig</p><p>- two lines of white dots, differing from red spruce but they somewhat connect</p><p>- slightly darker needles than red spruce</p><p>- skinnier cones</p>
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jack pine features?

- bunches of 2 needles

- shorter than other pines

- seed cones look like chode

- spread apart in a Victoria secret V shape

- sometimes has white bs on it

<p>- bunches of 2 needles</p><p>- shorter than other pines</p><p>- seed cones look like chode</p><p>- spread apart in a Victoria secret V shape</p><p>- sometimes has white bs on it</p>
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red pine features?

- shiny, dark green flat needles with very finely toothed edge

- long sturdy needles that grow in pairs of 2

- significantly longer than jack pine needles

- twigs have reddish/brown tint

<p>- shiny, dark green flat needles with very finely toothed edge</p><p>- long sturdy needles that grow in pairs of 2</p><p>- significantly longer than jack pine needles</p><p>- twigs have reddish/brown tint</p>
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white pine features?

- bunches of 5!!!!!!!!! 5 LETTERS IN WHITE!!!!

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<p>- bunches of 5!!!!!!!!! 5 LETTERS IN WHITE!!!!</p><p>-</p>
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eastern white cedar features?

- cedar is SCALYYY

- not really needles, differs from all of them

- not spruce

<p>- cedar is SCALYYY</p><p>- not really needles, differs from all of them</p><p>- not spruce</p>
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eastern hemlock features?

- similar to balsam fir, but has shorter needles

- flat needles

- very small cones (little bebes, new growth is green and they turn brown)

- has more white underneath than balsam fir , two white lines

- differs from spruces since it has flat needles, not round at all

<p>- similar to balsam fir, but has shorter needles</p><p>- flat needles</p><p>- very small cones (little bebes, new growth is green and they turn brown)</p><p>- has more white underneath than balsam fir , two white lines</p><p>- differs from spruces since it has flat needles, not round at all</p>