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

Loblolly pine - Pinus taeda #

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.