HRT 212 Plant Walk 1: Pines and Fir Preview

1

Ponderosa pine

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

2

Austrian Pine

Pinus nigraNote large white terminal buds, needles in bunches of 2, long and dark greenPlatey bark

3

Lacebark Pine

Pinus bungeanaNote exfoliating bark, 3 needles per bundle

4

Eastern white pine

Pinus strobusNote needles in bunches of 5, very soft texture prominent white lineshortizontal branching

5

Scots Pine

Pinus sylvestrisNote orange bark, 2 needles per bundle, slight twistnote cones have diamond shaped scales

6

European Larch

Larix deciduaNote spur shoots and lots of small cones

7

Mugo Pine (Mugo Pine)

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

8

White fir

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

9

Japanese red pine (Dwarf Form)

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

10

Balsam Fir

Abies balsameaNote needles single, green, strong balsam scentV-grove in center of branch as if branches were pressed in a book

11

Japanese White Pine

Pinus parvifloraNote branches stiffly horizontal, needles groups in tuft-like bunches, needles in 5'scones hortizontal

12

Limber Pine

Pinus flexilisNote very flexible stems, needles in bunches of 5(These specimens are off-color)