Conifers

Question 0

Outline Taxaceae

Answer 0

• Spiral leaf arrangement
• Fleshy red cone
• Soft pointed leaves
• Green twig
• reddish bark

Question 1

Outline Larix genus

Answer 1

• leaves needle like/ triangular or 4 sided
• single needle on short or long shoots
• erect cones
• needles on raised stubs
• medium rich/fresh soils

Question 2

Outline cupressaceae

Answer 2

• scaly leaves
• thin stringy bark
• cones take 1-2 years to mature
• generally small cones

Question 3

Outline Picea

Answer 3

• 4 sided leaves
• needle bundles on raised sterigma
• persistant, pendulous cones
• do well on wetter sites

Question 4

Outline abies

Answer 4

• upright cones
• bark has resin blisters
• single needle

Question 5

outline Tsuga

Answer 5

• pendulous cones
• evergreen
• thinner bark
• single needle

Question 6

outline pseudotsuga

Answer 6

single needle
pendulous cones with 3 forked bract
small red buds at tip of twigs
thick, furrowed bark