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The Big Three–the most common in the Pacific Northwest:

Douglas Fir, Pseudotsuga menziesii

 

 

Western Red Cedar, Thuja plicata

       

 

Western Hemlock, Tsuga heterophylla

 

 

 

CONIFER FAMILIES:

The Pine Family,  Pinaceae

• False Hemlocks, Pseudotsuga sp.

Douglas Fir, Pseudotsuga menziesii

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• Hemlocks, Tsuga sp 

Western Hemlock, Tsuga heterophylla

 

 

 Mountain Hemlock, Tsuga mertensiana

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• Spruces, Picea sp.

  Sitka Spruce, Picea sitchensis

            

 

 Engelmann Spruce,  Picea engelmannii

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• Firs, Abies sp.

 Grand Fir, Abies grandis

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Noble Fir, Abies procera

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  Pacific Silver Fir, Abies amabilis

             

 

 Subalpine Fir, Abies lasiocarpa

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• Pines, Pinus sp.

Western White Pine, Pinus monticola

 

 

 Shore Pine, Pinus contorta

 

              

 Ponderosa Pine, Pinus ponderosa

 

 

• Larches, Larix sp.

 Western Larch,  Larix occidentalis

 

 

 

The Cypress Family, Cupressaceae

• Arborvitaes (Trees of Life), Thuja sp.

Western Red Cedar, Thuja plicata

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• Cypresses, Callitropsis sp.

Alaska Yellow Cedar, Callitropsis nootkatensis

  (syn. Chamaecyparis nootkatensis)

 

 

• Junipers, Juniperus sp.

Rocky Mountain Juniper, Juniperus scopulorum

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 Common Juniper, Juniperus communis

 

 

 

The Yew Family, Taxaceae

• Yews, Taxus sp.

 Pacific Yew, Taxus brevifolia