North America#

Douglas fir - Pseudotsuga menziesii#

  • Very tall and straight
  • Crown is conical in youth, becoming flattened or irregular with age
  • Stiff, pointed branch arrangement with upward angle.
  • Oregon license plate tree
  • BC, Canada#

  • Distribution: NW USA#

Loblolly pine - Pinus taeda#

  • Alabama, USA#

  • Distribution: SE USA#

Eastern white pine - Pinus strobus#

  • Soft, feathery, airy crown; branches in clear annual whorls with long horizontal layers.
  • Needles appear in fluffy tufts at twig ends, giving a plume-like texture (indicative of 5‑needle bundles) rather than the denser, stiffer look of 2‑needle pines.
  • Maine, USA#

  • Distribution: NE USA#