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A Beginner's Guide to Minnesota Trees


Coniferous Trees


To identify coniferous trees, you need to understand the following distinctions:

If the leaves overlap like scales on a fish, click here
If the leaves are needlelike, click here.


If some of the leaves have sharp points and the cones are fleshy and berrylike, the tree is an eastern redcedar.
If all of the leaves have dull tips and the cones are woody, the tree is a northern white cedary.
Eastern Redcedar Northern White-cedar


If the leaves are held together in bundles of 2-5, click here
If the leaves occur in singles or clusters of 12 or more, click here


If the leaves are 2 1/2" - 5" long and held together in bundles of 5, the tree is an eastern white pine
If the leaves are 4" - 6" long and held together in bundles of 2, the tree is a red (Norway) pine
If the leaves are 3/4" - 1 1/2" long and held together in bundles of 2 the tree is a jack pine.
Eastern White Pine Red Pine
Jack Pine

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