This Is Not A Pine Tree

The video explains the common misidentification of pine trees and describes the distinct features of true pines, spruces, firs, Douglas firs, and larches. True pines have needles in bunches and cones that take two years to mature. Spruces have individual needles and cones that mature in one year. Fir trees have upright cones and flat needles. Douglas firs have unique cones with extra scales, and larches are deciduous. The video concludes by emphasizing the diversity within the Pinaceae family.

What is a defining feature of true pine trees?

• Flat needles arranged horizontally

• Needles in bunches of two, three, or five

• Cones that mature in one year

• Cones that stand upright

How can you distinguish a spruce from a pine?

• Spruces have upright cones

• Spruces have flat needles

• Spruces have squarish needles in a bottle brush shape

• Spruces have cones that take two years to mature

What is a unique feature of fir trees?

• Needles in bunches of five

• Irregularly shaped canopies

• Cones that hang downward

• Cones that stand upright and lose scales with seeds

Which tree is not a true fir but shares a similar name?

• Pine

• Spruce

• Larch

• Douglas Fir

What is a characteristic of the Douglas Fir's cones?

• They stand upright

• They have scales that fall off

• They have extra scales resembling mouse tails

• They mature in two years