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Plant Identification: Examining Leaves
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Conifer Plant Search
Abies
Abies
amabilis
(Pacific Silver Fir)
Abies
concolor
(White Fir )
Abies
grandis
(Grand Fir)
Abies
grandis
'Johnsonii'
(Johnson Grand Fir)
Abies
magnifica
(California Red Fir )
Callitropsis
Callitropsis
nootkatensis
(Alaska-cedar )
Callitropsis
nootkatensis
'Aurea'
(Aurea Alaska Cedar)
Callitropsis
nootkatensis
'Pendula'
(Weeping Alaska Cedar)
Callitropsis
nootkatensis
'Strict Weeping'
(Strict Weeping Alaska Cedar)
Calocedrus
Calocedrus
decurrens
(Incense Cedar)
Calocedrus
decurrens
'Maupin Glow'
(Maupin Glow Incense Cedar)
Chamaecyparis
Chamaecyparis
lawsoniana
(Port Orford Cedar )
Chamaecyparis
lawsoniana
'Dik's Weeping'
(Dik's Weeping Falsecypress)
Chamaecyparis
lawsoniana
'Golden Showers'
(Golden Showers Falsecypress)
Chamaecyparis
lawsoniana
'Miki'
(Miki Falsecypress)
Chamaecyparis
lawsoniana
'Wisselii'
(Wissel's Lawson Cypress)
Cupressus
Cupressus
bakeri
(Baker Cypress )
Juniperus
Juniperus
communis
(Common Juniper)
Juniperus
occidentalis
(Western Juniper)
Picea
Picea
breweriana
(Brewer Spruce )
Picea
engelmannii
(Engelmann Spruce)
Picea
sitchensis
(Sitka Spruce)
Pinus
Pinus
albicaulis
(Whitebark Pine )
Pinus
attenuata
(Knobcone Pine)
Pinus
contorta
var.
contorta
(Shore Pine)
Pinus
contorta
var.
latifolia
(Rocky Mountain Lodgepole Pine)
Pinus
contorta
var.
latifolia
'Chief Joseph'
(Chief Joseph Lodgepole Pine)
Pinus
contorta
var.
latifolia
'Taylor's Sunburst'
(Taylor's Sunburst Lodgepole Pine )
Pinus
flexilis
(Limber Pine )
Pinus
flexilis
'Vanderwolf's Pyramid'
(Vanderwolf's Pyramid Limber Pine)
Pinus
jeffreyi
(Jeffrey Pine )
Pinus
lambertiana
(Sugar Pine)
Pinus
monticola
(Western White Pine)
Pinus
monticola
'Pendula'
(Weeping Western White Pine)
Pinus
ponderosa
(Ponderosa Pine )
Pseudotsuga
Pseudotsuga
menziesii
(Douglas-fir)
Pseudotsuga
menziesii
'Eddyville'
(Eddyville Douglas-fir)
Pseudotsuga
menziesii
'Graceful Grace'
(Graceful Grace Douglas-fir)
Pseudotsuga
menziesii
'Pendula'
(Weeping Douglas-fir)
Pseudotsuga
menziesii
'Vail'
(Vail Douglas-fir)
Sciadopitys
Sciadopitys
verticillata
'Winter Green'
(Winter Green Japanese Umbrella Pine)
Sequoia
Sequoia
sempervirens
(Coastal Redwood )
Sequoia
sempervirens
'Albospica'
(Albospica Coastal Redwood)
Taxus
Taxus
brevifolia
(Pacific Yew )
Thuja
Thuja
plicata
(Western Red Cedar )
Thuja
plicata
'Can Can'
(Can Can Western Red Cedar )
Thuja
plicata
'Stoneham Gold'
(Stoneham Gold Cedar )
Thuja
plicata
'Zebrina'
(Zebrina Cedar )
Tsuga
Tsuga
heterophylla
(Western Hemlock)
Tsuga
mertensiana
(Mountain Hemlock)