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Identify the Spruce

Trees in the Pine Family - Pinaceae

By Steve Nix, About.com

Englemann spruce

Englemann spruce

© C.J. Earle, Gymnosperm Database
Pinaceae Earle

Description of Various Spruce

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

Fruit: Woody cones.

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

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