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Identify the Pines

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Trees in the Pine Family - Pinaceae

Pinaceae Earle

Description of Various Pines

Leaves: persistent or deciduous, linear or needle-like.

Bark: Smooth to scaly or furrowed.

Fruit: Woody cones.

Other Conifers:
| baldcypress | cedar | Douglas-fir | fir | hemlock | larch | redwood | spruce |

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