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- What is the easiest way to identify a conifer?
- Why do conifers dominate the Pacific Northwest?
- What is the special tree that only grows in the temperate Northwest Region?
- What kind of trees are most common in the Pacific Northwest?
- What is an example of a conifer?
- What is the difference between a conifer and a pine tree?
What is the easiest way to identify a conifer?
Although studying the needle is the best way to identify a conifer, conifers as a class are defined not by their leaves but by their seeds, so it's only important to note the shape and size of leaves after determining whether it is a conifer by the shape, size, and type of seed the tree produces.
Why do conifers dominate the Pacific Northwest?
Why do conifers dominate PNW forests, but not in nearly all other North Temperate forests? ... summer drought cuts into the photosynthesis of hardwoods more than conifers, because: -large size of conifers allows them to store more water in the sapwood of the stem (trunk).
What is the special tree that only grows in the temperate Northwest Region?
Oregon White Oak
It's also the only native oak species in northern Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia. This tree can be tall and slender—reaching more than 60 feet tall—with a rounded crown, or low and shrub-like, stretching out its limbs.
What kind of trees are most common in the Pacific Northwest?
The Big Three–the most common in the Pacific Northwest:
- Douglas Fir, Pseudotsuga menziesii.
- Western Red Cedar, Thuja plicata.
- Western Hemlock, Tsuga heterophylla.
- The Pine Family, Pinaceae.
- Western Hemlock, Tsuga heterophylla.
- Mountain Hemlock, Tsuga mertensiana.
- Grand Fir, Abies grandis.
- Noble Fir, Abies procera.
What is an example of a conifer?
What is the difference between a conifer and a pine tree?
Like deciduous trees, conifers can be identified by their "leaves." The "leaves" of conifers are of course their needles. On true pine trees, the needles are arranged and attached to the branches in clusters of two (red pine group), three (yellow pine group), or five (white pine group) needles per cluster.
