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Conifer Family

Cupressaceae - Cypress family

Eastern Red Cedar (Cedar, Juniper) Juniperus virginiana

This evergreen can be a bush or a tree that reaches 50 feet.  Tree has a central trunk of hard red wood.  Female trees have cones that have a thick skin making them look like blue berries.  Male trees are covered with yellow pollen cones, 3/8" long.

Photos taken in Taylor County, Texas, May - June 2004

(Native of Texas)

Cupressaceae - Cypress family

Red-Berry Juniper (Cedar, Juniper) Juniperus pinchotii

Evergreen, bushy tree rarely reaches 25 feet tall.  It naturally has spreading multi-trunks.  Female trees have cones that have a thick skin making them look like red/orange berries.  Male trees are covered with orange pollen cones, 3/8" long.

Photos taken in Taylor County, Texas, September 2004, October 2005

(Native of Texas)

Pinaceae - Pine family

Afghan Pine (Eldarica) Pinus eldarica

This pine grows well in west Texas.  It has very soft leaves.  Tree shown is 10 feet tall but they can grow over 50 feet tall.

Photos taken in Taylor County, Texas, April 2005

(Purchased)

Pinaceae - Pine family

Ponderosa Pine Pinus ponderosa

Tree shown is over 50 feet tall.  Trunk is about 14" wide, very scaly, orangey-gray.  Needles are up to 10" long and grouped in threes.  4" long cones are dark orangey-gray, spreading to about 4" wide.  You need both male and female trees to produce viable seed.

Photos taken in Taylor County, Texas, December 2005

(Purchased)

Pinaceae - Pine family

Loblolly Pine Pinus taeda

Male flowers form at the tip of the last year's growth, 1 1/4" long catkin-like, green to red to yellow (no photo).  Female flowers grow on the end of the new year's growth, 1/2" long ovoid, green to pink to red, become cones (no photo).  Pinecones are 3"-5" long, dull brown, prickly.  Evergreen leaves are in clusters of 3 needles that are 6"-7" long.  Seeds are eaten by many animals and deer eat the needles.  Tree grows up to 100 feet tall.

Photos taken in Smith County, Texas, November 2006

(Native of east Texas)

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