Evergreen trees and shrubs often (but not always) have needles and produce cones. These needled cone-bearing trees are called conifers. Example of conifer trees include pine, fir, spruce and cedar.

This tall fir of the North American west is only surpassed ... the Sierra Nevada and extends to southern California. It is a pine tree of the mountains and grows to an elevation of 11,000 feet.

On August 25, 2024, big tree hunters Michael Taylor, Carl Casey and Martin Crawford measured a massive sugar pine that they ...

Native to the central and eastern United States and Canada, the stunning eastern white pine (Pinus strobus) is a fast-growing ...

On Sept. 15, dry pine needles littered the forest floor, forming a beige blanket over charred soil. Insect chatter echoed ...

Commonly offered in various sizes and styles (pre-lit or unlit), you’ll find mostly PVC or PE that mimic real pine or fir trees. The number of branches on an artificial Christmas tree is largely ...

In the lower portion of the mountain conifer zone, red spruce and balsam fir are both ... the predominant tree species. Yellow birch occurs most frequently at the lower limits of this community.

The red pine tree, found in North America ... Needles – Organized in fascicles of two needles that are each roughly 4-6” long. The evergreen needles are long, dark green, soft, and flexible. Cones – ...

Leaves – Evergreen needles are 2 per fascicle ... Native to Europe and Asia, the Austrian pine (Pinus nigra) is a large, intolerant tree that grows well on high pH soils. In the United States, ...

Visitors to Rocky Mountain National Park ask many questions about the new things they see. What are those fences? When do the ...