Plants > Conifers
OverviewThe Black Spruce (Picea mariana), also known as the Bog Spruce or Swamp Spruce, is a small to medium-sized, extraordinarily cold-hardy evergreen conifer that represents the quintessential, defining tree species of the North American boreal forest (taiga) and...
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OverviewThe White Spruce (Picea glauca), also known as the Canadian Spruce, Skunk Spruce, or Cat Spruce, is an extraordinarily cold-hardy, foundational evergreen conifer that spans the entire width of North America, defining the vast, wild expanse of the boreal forest...
Plants > Conifers
OverviewThe Noble Fir (Abies procera), widely celebrated as the monarch of the true firs (genus Abies), is the largest and most magnificent native fir species in North America. Endemic to the cool, fog-shrouded montane slopes and high-elevation volcanic ridges of the...
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OverviewThe Tamarack (Larix laricina), also widely recognized as the American Larch, Eastern Larch, or Hackmatack, is an iconic and extraordinarily cold-hardy deciduous conifer native to the vast boreal forests, muskegs, and peat bogs of northern North America. Unlike...
Plants > Conifers
OverviewThe Atlas Cedar (Cedrus atlantica) is a majestic, ancient conifer native exclusively to the rugged, high-elevation slopes of the Atlas and Rif Mountains of Morocco and Algeria in North Africa. Standing up to forty meters tall with a broad, pyramidal crown that...
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OverviewThe Deodar Cedar (Cedrus deodara), whose species epithet derives from the ancient Sanskrit devadāru meaning ‘tree of the gods,’ is a majestic, sacred evergreen conifer native to the rugged mountain ridges and steep valleys of the Western Himalayas....
Plants > Conifers
OverviewThe Paraná Pine (Araucaria angustifolia), also known culturally as the Candelabra Tree or Brazilian Pine, is a magnificent, ancient conifer that serves as the defining keystone species of the high-altitude subtropical moist forests of southern Brazil and...
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OverviewThe Pacific Yew (Taxus brevifolia), also widely known across the Pacific Northwest as the Western Yew, is a slow-growing, highly shade-tolerant evergreen conifer belonging to the yew family Taxaceae. Indigenous to the magnificent old-growth temperate...
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OverviewAT A GLANCECommon Name: Lodgepole PineScientific Name: Pinus contortaCategory: PlantsSubcategory: ConifersSize: Height: 15-40 m (50-130 ft); Trunk diameter: 40-90 cm; Crown slender and conicalWeight: Mature tree biomass: 1,000-3,500 kgLifespan: 150-300 years;...
Plants > Conifers
OverviewThe Stone Pine (Pinus pinea), universally celebrated across the world as the Italian stone pine, umbrella pine, or parasol pine, is a majestic, picturesque evergreen conifer belonging to the pine family Pinaceae. Indigenous to the sun-baked coastal dunes,...
