Pinaceae

Name Height Leaf Fruit Region
Western White Pine
Pinus monticola
90' - 110', can be 200' slender needle, in 5s, 2" - 4" cylindrical when closed, 4" - 10" by 1' - 1.5' parts of Coast and Columbia
Limber Pine
Pinus flexilis
25' - 40' stout needle, in 5s, 1.5" - 3.5" spherical to oval closed, 3" - 8" by 1.5" - 2.25" eastern and western foothills of Rocky Mountains
Eastern White Pine
Pinus strobus
100', can be 175' slender needle, in 5s, 2.5" - 5" cylindrical closed, 3" - 8" by 1" Great Lakes - St. Lawrence, into Boreal, Acadian, and Deciduous
Whitebark Pine
Pinus albicola
40', can be 80' stout needle, in 5s, 1.5" - 3.5" oval to nearly globular, 1.5" - 3" Subalpine
Ponderosa Pine
Pinus ponderosa
75' - 100', can be 160' slender needle, in 3s, 5" - 11" cylindrical to slightly oval, 3" - 6" southern Montane
Pitch Pine
Pinus rigida
30', can be 60' twisted needle, in 3s, 3" - 5" oval, 2" - 3.5" St. Lawrence River Valley
Red Pine
Pinus resinous
60' - 80', can be 75' - 125' flexible, sharp-pointed needle, in 2s, 4" - 6.5" oval, 1.5" - 2.5" Great Lakes - St. Lawrence, to southern Manitoba and to Atlantic coast
Jack Pine
Pinus banksiana
40' - 60', can be 80' stiff, sharp-pointed needle, in 2s, .75" - 2" oblong to conical, 1" - 3" Boreal, especially north and west of Lake Superior
Lodgepole Pine
Pinus contorta
15' - 50' (coast), 50' - 100' (inland) twisted, sharp-pointed needle, in 2s, 1" - 3" cylindrical to oval, 1" - 2" Brirish Columbia, Alberta, and part of Saskatchewan
Tamarack
Larix laricina
30' - 70' slender needle, single, 1" slightly larger than broad, .5" across eastern and northern Canada
Western Larch
Larix occidentalis
100' - 180' slender needle, 1" - 1.5" oval closed, 1" - 1.5" parts of Columbia and Montane
Alpine Larch
Larix lyallii
30' - 40' slender needle, single, 1.5" - 2" oval closed, 1.5" - 2" Subalpine
White Spruce
Picea glauca
80', can be 120' broad blunt needle, .75" slender, cylindrical, 2" mainly Boreal, but found everywhere
Engleman Spruce
Picea englemanni
100' - 120', can be 180' broad, stiff needle, .75" cylindrical to nearly oval, 1" - 3" part of Subalpine
Sitka Spruce
Picea sitchensis
125' - 175', can be 280' broad needle, 1" broad cylindrical, 2.5" - 4" Coast
Red Spruce
Picea rubens
70' - 80', can be 100' broad, stiff needle, .5" - .75" narrow oval, 1.5" - 2" eastern Great Lakes - St. Lawrence, Acadian
Black Spruce
Picea mariana
30' - 50', can be 100' broad, four-sided needle, .5" pointed oval, 1" much of eastern and northern Canada
Eastern Hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
60' - 70' flat, tapering slightly base to tip, .33" - .67" wide in middle and pointed closed .75" Great Lakes - St. Lawrence and Acadian
Western Hemlock
Tsuga heterophylla
120' - 160' flat, narrowed abruptly at base, .25" - .75" parallel sides and blunt-tipped when closed, .75" Coast and Columbia
Mountain Hemlock
Tsuga mertensiana
25' - 50' semi-circular, blunt-tipped, .75" broad cylindrical, 2" - 4" Subalpine
Douglas-fir
Pseudotsuga menziesii
150' - 200' linear, sharp-pointed, .75" - 1.25" narrowly oval, 2" - 4" Coast
Balsam Fir
Abies balsamea
50' - 70' two-ranked, .25" - 1.25" oblong, 2" - 4" Acadian, Great Lakes - St. Lawrence, and part of Boreal
Alpine Fir
Abies issiocarpa
65' - 100' many markings, curved upwards, 1" - 1.25" oblong, 2.5" - 4" Subalpine and part of Boreal
Amabilis Fir
Abies amabilis
80' - 125' markings underside, .75" - 1.25" barrel-shaped, 3.5" - 5" Coast and coastal Subalpine
Grand Fir
Abies grandis
100' - 125' bands underside, 1 - 2" cylindrical to narrow oval, 2" - 4.5" southern Coast and Columbia