Marta's Pine Trees
| "Pines, firs, evergreens, that's NEXT year's project.... All I can remember
is that the Ponderosa pinecone is prickly and the Jeffrey pinecone is
gentle. Also the difference between pines and firs...pines have needles in
clusters and firs have needles coming directly out from the branches."
Marta |
Needles grow in bundles of three, 8-10 inches long. |
It is the only Sierra tree that bears needles in groups of two. |
White Fir
White fir is named for its long, gray-green needles and silvery bark. In contrast, red fir has short dense needles and bright red inner bark. Fir cones grow upright instead of hanging from boughs. |
The slender cones are six to twelve inches long. |
Red Fir
Note the dark red outer bark; the inner bark is bright red. Like the white fir, the red fir has a symmetrical shape and upright cones. |
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