Family Pinaceae (Pine Family)
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Pinus sylvestris
(Scots Pine)
Picea pungens
(Blue Spruce)
31 Aug 2024
In northeast corner of yard.
Cone 110 mm, needles 25 mm, scale 20 mm
Picea engelmannii
(Engelmann Spruce)
This is a spruce tree in our backyard. I have always assumed that it was a blue spruce (Picea pungens), but I\'m pretty sure that it\'s not. Now I\'m trying to figure out what it is.\r\n\r\nThe top cone is one that I figure the squirrels have strippe ...
Pinus aristata
(Rocky Mountain Bristlecone Pine)
21 Jun 2024
New shoots.
Pinus aristata
(Rocky Mountain Bristlecone Pine)
11 Aug 2017
The male cones were releasing pollen when these pictures were taken.
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Pinus aristata
(Rocky Mountain Bristlecone Pine)

Picea pungens
(Blue Spruce)

Picea engelmannii
(Engelmann Spruce)

Pinus sylvestris
(Scots Pine)
Taxonomy
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Subfamily:
Pinoideae (Pines, Spruces, Larches, and Allies)