| Tree Leaf Key |
| A Quick and Easy Way to Identify 50 Common North American Trees |
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You most probably have a conifer or evergreen that is either a Douglas fir, baldcypress or hemlock. Let's continue...
This tree does not grow naturally in eastern North America. Does your tree have needles that are yellow-green to blue-green, 3/4 to 1 1/4 inch long, very fragrant where needle tips are blunt or slightly rounded? If so you probably have a Doug fir! Douglas fir OR
Does your tree have needles wider, rounded at ends, green in color, with two white lines on the under surface? If so you probably have a hemlock! The Major Hemlocks OR
Does your tree lose the needles annually (deciduous) and have blue-green to brown, fleshy, woody cones? Are needles narrow, pointed at ends, green in color, without white lines on the under surface? If so you probably have a baldcypress! Baldcypress
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