HRT 212 Plant Walk 1: Pines and Fir

Pinus ponderosa Note LONGEST needles of our pines, in bunches of 3, sometimes 2 cones prickly

Pinus nigra Note large white terminal buds, needles in bunches of 2, long and dark green Platey bark

Larix decidua Note spur shoots and lots of small cones

Pinus bungeana Note exfoliating bark, 3 needles per bundle

Pinus strobus Note needles in bunches of 5, very soft texture prominent white lines hortizontal branching

Pinus sylvestris Note orange bark, 2 needles per bundle, slight twist note cones have diamond shaped scales

Pinus mugo Note "shrub-like" habit, needles in bunches of 2

Abies concolor Note blue color, needles single, flat, point up from branch like a hairbush

Pinus densiflora 'Umbraculifera'  aka Tanyosho Pine Note orange bark, leaves in bunches of  2  

Abies balsamea subsp. fraseri or Abies fraseri Note needles single, green, strong balsam scent Needles much shorter than A. Concolor White stomate lines on bottom of needles

Pseuedotsuga mezesii Note needle attachment is fir-like, but cones persist and hang down Note tangerine scent of crushed needles Buds pointed Cones have distinctive bracts   ...

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)