Southwest Oregon Conifers

Port Orford Cedar
 – Chamaecyparis lawsoniana

Leaves: Flat, scaled, white X's below

Cones: Round, woody

Bark: Brown, thick, furrowed

Where: Near the south coast of Oregon

Sugar Pine
 – Pinus lambertiana

Needles: Bundles of 5

Cones: Up to 20" (50 cm) long

Bark: Gray-brown with furrows

Where: Siskiyous and south of the 45th parallel in the Cascades  

Jeffrey Pine
 – Pinus jeffreyi

Needles: Bundles of 3

Cones: 6-10" (10-25 cm) long, egg shaped

Bark: Brown puzzle pieces

Where: Mountains of southwest Oregon

Knobcone Pine
 – Pinus attenuata

Needles:  Bundles of 3

Cones: Clusters, closed, woody

Bark: Gray, scaly

Where: Mountains of southwest Oregon

Red Fir – Abies magnifica

Hybrid: Abies magnifica x procera

Needles: Bent like hockey sticks

Cones: Upright at tree top

Bark: Brown turning gray, furrowed

Where: Mountains of southwest Oregon

White Fir – Abies concolor

Hybrid: Abies concolor x grandis

Needles: Blue-gray, white lines on top and bottom

Cones: Upright on tree top

Bark: Gray, furrowed

Where:  Mountains of southern Oregon

Redwood
 – Sequoia sempervirens

Needles: Flat on twig, angled forward

Cones: Thick woody scales

Bark: Brown, thick, soft, deep furrows

Where: Near southern Oregon Coast

Brewer Spruce
 – Picea breweriana

Needles: Sharp, thin, on long drooping twigs

Cones: Rounded scales

Bark: Brown with gray scales

Where: Rare in the mountains of southwest Oregon

Gray Pine
 – Pinus sabiniana

Needles: Gray-green, bundles of 3

Cones: Round, 10" (25 cm) long, heavy

Bark: Dark brown with furrows

Where: Rere, southwest Oregon.

Modoc Cypress
 – Hesperocyparis bakeri

Leaves: Scaled, white resin dots

Cones: Round 

Bark: Brown, smooth, then peeling

Where: Rare, southwest Oregon

MacNab Cypress
 – Hesperocyparis macnabiana

Leaves: Scaled, white resin dots

Cones: Round

Bark: Brown, furrowed

Where: Rare, southwest Oregon

Sargent Cypress
 – Hesperocyparis sargentii

Leaves: Scaled, no white resin dots

Cones: Round

Bark: Brown, furrowed

Where: Rare, southwest Oregon