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Identifying common conifers

Hello! This guide is here to help you quickly and easily identify some of our most common trees conifers. Simple scroll down and browse the cones and needles available to see which looks similar to the one you wish to identify, then click the link below each image to visit that tree’s profile page and see its other clues and check its identity. Please note, I have not yet completed all the tree profiles, so only some of them are linked.

cedar

Cedar

cypress

Cypress

douglas fir

Douglas Fir

hemlock

Hemlock

juniper

Juniper

larch

Larch

norway spruce

Norway Spruce

scots pine

Scot's Pine

yew tree berries

Yew

Using our conifers identification guide

When trying to identify a conifer, the things to look for, are:

  • How its needles grow (single, bunches or rosettes)
  • The texture of its needles (smooth, scaly, ferny)
  • The length of its needles (long, short, equal, mixed)
  • How the needle attaches to the twig or branch (straight on or attached by a peg)
  • The size, shape and flexibility of the cone
  • Whether the cone is standing upright or dangling down
  •  The shape of the cone scales and seed wings
  • Whether it has ‘berries’ instead of cones
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