Non-native Conifers

Norway Spruce
 – Picea abies

Needles: Sharp, thin, stick out all around the twig

Cones: 7" (19 cm) long

Bark: Gray-brown scales

Blue Spruce
 – Picea pungens

Needles: Sharp, thin, blue, stick out all around twig

Cones: 3" (8 cm) long

Bark: Gray-brown scales

Eastern White Pine
 – Pinus strobus

Needles: Bundles of 5

Cones: Up to 6" (15 cm) long, curved

Bark: Dark gray scaly plates

Cedars
 – Cedrus

Needles: Bundles of 15-35, sharp points

Cones: Upright, disperse seeds on tree

Bark: Gray, furrowed with flat plates

Japanese Red Pine
 – Pinus densiflora

Needles: Bundles of 2

Cones:  2" (5 cm) long, egg-shaped

Bark: Red-brown, developing flaky scales on large trunks

Giant Sequoia
 – Sequoiadendron giganteum

Leaves: Awl-shaped with sharp points

Cones:  Size and shape of Chicken egg

Bark: Reddish brown, fibrous and soft, deep furrows

Scots Pine
 – Pinus sylvestris

Needles: Bundles of 2, often blue-green

Cones:  Up to 2" (5 cm) long, egg-shaped, diamond-shaped scales

Bark: Young bark is orange-red, developing gray scales on large trunks

Dawn Redwood
 – Metasequoia glyptostroboides

Needles: Flat and flat on twig, angled forward, deciduous

Cones: Small, egg shaped, like redwood cones. 

Bark: Reddish-brown, becoming furrowed

Jack Pine
 – Pinus banksiana

Needles: Bundles of 2

Cones:  2" (5 cm) long, curved, clusters of 2 or 3, point forward on branch

Bark: Orange to reddish-brown, developing furrows and gray scales

Spanish Fir
 – Abies pinsapo

Needles: Stiff,  growing all around twig

Cones: Upright on upper branches

Bark: Gray with blisters, breaking into scaly plates and small fissures