Western Hemlock

Plants > Conifers & Pinaceae

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Western HemlockScientific Name: Tsuga heterophyllaCategory: PlantsSubcategory: Conifers & PinaceaeSize: Height 50 to 70 m (165 to 230 ft); trunk diameter 1.0 to 2.5 m (3.3 to 8.2 ft)Weight: Colossal forest climax giant weighing tens of...

Shortleaf Pine

Plants > Conifers

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Shortleaf PineScientific Name: Pinus echinataCategory: PlantsSubcategory: ConifersSize: Tree height 20 to 30 m (65 to 100 ft); trunk diameter 0.5 to 0.9 m; tall, straight columnar trunk with an open pyramidal crownWeight: Not typically recorded...

Virginia Pine

Plants > Conifers

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Virginia PineScientific Name: Pinus virginianaCategory: PlantsSubcategory: ConifersSize: Tree height 10 to 18 m (35 to 60 ft); trunk diameter 0.3 to 0.6 m; picturesque, irregular, scrubby rounded crownWeight: Not typically recorded for mature...

Red Pine

Plants > Conifers

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Red PineScientific Name: Pinus resinosaCategory: PlantsSubcategory: ConifersSize: Tree height 20 to 35 m (65 to 115 ft); trunk diameter 0.6 to 1.0 m; straight, columnar trunk with a rounded, airy crownWeight: Not typically recorded for mature...

Pitch Pine

Plants > Conifers

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Pitch PineScientific Name: Pinus rigidaCategory: PlantsSubcategory: ConifersSize: Tree height 15 to 20 m (50 to 65 ft; dwarf forms barely 2 to 3 m); trunk diameter 0.4 to 0.7 m; gnarled, irregular crownWeight: Not typically recorded for mature...