Conifers

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

Douglas Fir, Pseudotsuga menziesii male conesDouglas Fir, Pseudotsuga menziesii

 

 

Thuja plicata conesWestern Red Cedar, Thuja plicata

       

 

Tsuga heterophylla cones

Western Hemlock, Tsuga heterophylla

 

 

 

CONIFER FAMILIES:

The Pine Family,  Pinaceae

  • False Hemlocks, Pseudotsuga sp.

Douglas Fir, Pseudotsuga menziesii coneDouglas Fir, Pseudotsuga menziesii

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  • Hemlocks, Tsuga sp 

Tsuga heterophylla needlesWestern Hemlock, Tsuga heterophylla

 

 

Tsuga mertensiana cluster Mountain Hemlock, Tsuga mertensiana

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  • Spruces, Picea sp.

  Picea sitchensis branchesSitka Spruce, Picea sitchensis

            

 

Picea engelmannii tree Engelmann Spruce,  Picea engelmannii

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  • Firs, Abies sp.

 grand fir branchletsGrand Fir, Abies grandis

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male cones on Abies proceraNoble Fir, Abies procera

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Abies amabilis branch  Pacific Silver Fir, Abies amabilis

             

 

Abies lasiocarpa bent trees

 Subalpine Fir, Abies lasiocarpa

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  • Pines, Pinus sp.

Pinus monticola treeWestern White Pine, Pinus monticola

 

 

Shore Pine cone Shore Pine, Pinus contorta

 

              

Ponderosa Pine Barks Ponderosa Pine, Pinus ponderosa

 

 

  • Larches, Larix sp.

 Western Larch Fall ColorWestern Larch,  Larix occidentalis

 

 

 

The Cypress Family, Cupressaceae

  • Arborvitaes (Trees of Life), Thuja sp.

Western Red Cedar, Thuja plicataWestern Red Cedar, Thuja plicata

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  • Cypresses, Callitropsis sp.

Alaska Yellow Cedar, Callitropsis Natural Alaska Cedarnootkatensis

  (syn. Chamaecyparis nootkatensis)

 

 

  • Junipers, Juniperus sp.

Juniperus scopulorum

Rocky Mountain Juniper, Juniperus scopulorum

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 Common JuniperCommon Juniper, Juniperus communis

 

 

 

The Yew Family, Taxaceae

  • Yews, Taxus sp.

Pacific Yew Pacific Yew, Taxus brevifolia

 

 

 

 

 

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