HRT 212 Plant Walk 1: Pines and Fir

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HRT 212 Plant Walk 1: Pines and Fir

East Lansing, Michigan 48910, United States

Created By: Michigan State University

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Walk 1 for 2023


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What You'll See on the Tour

Pinus bungeana Note exfoliating bark, 3 needles per bundle
Larix decidua Note spur shoots and lots of small cones
Pinus sylvestris Note orange bark, 2 needles per bundle, slight twist note cones have diamond shaped scales
Pinus resinosa Note bark NOT ORANGE needles in bunches of 2, snap when bent cone scales rounded
Pinus mugo Note "shrub-like" habit, needles in bunches of 2
Pinus strobus Note needles in bunches of 5, very soft texture prominent white lines hortizontal branching
Pinus strobus 'Pendula'
Pinus nigra Note large white terminal buds, needles in bunches of 2, long and dark green Platey bark
Abies concolor Note blue color, needles single, flat, point up from branch like a hairbush
Pinus ponderosa Note LONGEST needles of our pines, in bunches of 3, sometimes 2 cones prickly
Pinus densiflora 'Umbraculifera'  aka Tanyosho Pine Note orange bark, leaves in bunches of  2  
Abies balsamea Note needles single, green, strong balsam scent V-grove in center of branch as if branches were pressed in a book
Pinus parviflora Note branches stiffly horizontal, needles groups in tuft-like bunches, needles in 5's cones hortizontal
Pinus flexilis Note very flexible stems, needles in bunches of 5 (These specimens are off-color)

 

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