# Conifer Identification (a medley of trees) **URL:** \ **Category:** Beginners\ **Created:** [November 2, 2023, 4:54pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/conifer-identification-a-medley-of-trees/10991 "2023-11-02T16:54:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Plum\_Blossom](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/plum_blossom/32/33156_2.png) [@Plum\_Blossom](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Plum_Blossom)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2023, 4:54pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/conifer-identification-a-medley-of-trees/10991/1 "2023-11-02T16:54:52Z")
**Recently collected a variety of conifers from a going out of business nursery for a song. But, to the tune of “Ain’t got no Identification tabs” which is a hard song to follow. I think I know one or two of the following but might need help with narrowing it down**. This is my very first post, so please be gentle. **Lodgepole Pint** (I think) ![395471219_10228789484835682_6137987320677850287_n](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/bonsaimirai/original/3X/9/1/91db3bb2d5d65e53ad2a9be373d66c58ba23070e.jpeg) ![398345648_10228789485075688_512828529398260059_n](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/bonsaimirai/original/3X/a/e/ae8544e372e014edec0e8ba370a083823ef56ca7.jpeg) **REDWOOD** (big one had a tag so I know that one) (Little one??) ![398357414_10228789484355670_1353911362889814409_n](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/bonsaimirai/original/3X/6/6/66af5a1750e84bcb00937451eafb95f8a906cf71.jpeg) ![399279238_10228789481715604_604362688911965546_n](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/bonsaimirai/original/3X/3/9/396bd6da9d173030c896705b473406f09c72fb3d.jpeg) **UNKNOWN** ![398296389_10228789485275693_7278930412820970833_n](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/bonsaimirai/original/3X/f/e/fecc552ab6360efeea8d2aa60fdde7b327caada1.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Plum\_Blossom](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/plum_blossom/32/33156_2.png) [@Plum\_Blossom](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Plum_Blossom)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2023, 5:57pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/conifer-identification-a-medley-of-trees/10991/2 "2023-11-02T17:57:49Z")
**I have a few more** **JUNIPER** (I think these are just two different kinds of juni) ![398282493_10228789484675678_1520531509542095878_n](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/bonsaimirai/original/3X/4/8/487aa41406c5acafb5d61f6a5b4d52696084ed1d.jpeg) ![398289028_10228789484995686_2441496174197993092_n](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/bonsaimirai/original/3X/0/5/05e1c80534ece806dc03f50e8bc296f5441f26bd.jpeg) **UNKNOWN** (close up of foliage) ![398310325_10228789484275668_8510715531312168997_n](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/bonsaimirai/original/3X/1/d/1d22ba5b8504bcec03058ac8a1116e42a764523c.jpeg) ![398372712_10228789484915684_4757463370753819967_n](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/bonsaimirai/original/3X/7/0/7086b8190110bc76999049f81ce855d87a6ebc27.jpeg) **BLACK ?? SPRUCE** (maybe? close up of foliage included) ![398403865_10228789483675653_8270035932063651383_n](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/bonsaimirai/original/3X/c/0/c04a61f9e8cbc8b1d13b333176107c0e1deea737.jpeg) ![398442969_10228789483915659_4508563054457049085_n](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/bonsaimirai/original/3X/6/3/639f25588a96bb072cfea7d836fab588b5d1a649.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![treebeard55](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8edcca/32.png) [@treebeard55](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/treebeard55)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2023, 7:30pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/conifer-identification-a-medley-of-trees/10991/3 "2023-11-02T19:30:55Z")
Hello, and welcome to the forum! I’ll try to help where I can. #1. Clearly a pine, possible Scots (_Pinus sylvestris_). How many needles per bundle? #2, #3: Look like junipers to me, but might be some related members of the Cypress family. #4. Sorry, no idea. #5, #6. Again, junipers. I can’t identify them further, since I don’t work with junis (I’m allergic.) #7 Looks like another pine. Again, needle count per bundle? #8. Maybe a fir? #9. Hemlock of some kind, I believe. Hope this helps a little! Treebeard Steve ---
**Author:** ![Grif](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/grif/32/20087_2.png) [@Grif](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Grif)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2023, 6:40am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/conifer-identification-a-medley-of-trees/10991/4 "2023-11-03T06:40:22Z")
#8 is a cedar probably a deodar cedar, cedrus deodara, than a cedrus libani or atlantica. ---
**Author:** ![SoCalNative](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/socalnative/32/39999_2.png) [@SoCalNative](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/SoCalNative)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2023, 3:45pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/conifer-identification-a-medley-of-trees/10991/5 "2023-11-04T15:45:29Z")
If I had to make an educated guess #2 Giant Sequoia #3 juniper or maybe hemlock #4 Chinese juniper (Pfizer) #5 juniper (Squamata maybe) #6 cedar (deodar probably from the color) Again, just my educated guesses. I’m not sure about the pine or fir/spruce ones ---
**Author:** ![NEBeech](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/nebeech/32/37888_2.png) [@NEBeech](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/NEBeech)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2023, 10:35am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/conifer-identification-a-medley-of-trees/10991/6 "2023-11-05T10:35:29Z")
First pine might be a red (_Pinus_ resinosa) Based on the growth habit 2 or 3 needles per bundle (but hard to tell in the 2d limitation) 2 I couldnt narrow it down 3 "bushy/dense) juniper looks like a blue rug juniper (wiltoni) 4 Lodgepole pine ---
**Author:** ![Alaskan\_Tim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6bbea6/32.png) [@Alaskan\_Tim](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Alaskan_Tim)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2023, 9:49pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/conifer-identification-a-medley-of-trees/10991/7 "2023-11-06T21:49:44Z")
I can only be sure of a few but I’ll put all my thoughts down for the pictures: 1 and 2 are of a three needle pine. Lodgepole and Scotts are two needle, so I recommend looking up three needle variants and comparing. 3 and 4 look identical to my Giant Sequoia’s foliage. Although, the tall one in 4 is harder to see foliage on. 5 seems very different than the conifers I’ve seen up until now. My best guess is a type of juniper. 6 could be any number of prostrate/crawling growth habit junipers with scale-type foliage. 7 is almost certainly a blue star juniper. 8/9 seem to be a lodgepole pine 10/11 are a spruce but I could not see the distinct hairs that black spruce have on the twigs. So which spruce it actually is, I’m not sure. I hope this identification by committee helps! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![NEBeech](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/nebeech/32/37888_2.png) [@NEBeech](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/NEBeech)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2023, 9:51pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/conifer-identification-a-medley-of-trees/10991/8 "2023-11-06T21:51:25Z")
Ponderosa’s are 3 needle pines and #5 is a spruce but I would need a cone to have a better guess ---
**Author:** ![Amazing-Maples](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Amazing-Maples](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Amazing-Maples)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2023, 8:17pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/conifer-identification-a-medley-of-trees/10991/9 "2023-11-08T20:17:39Z")
Not sure what pine it is Photo #398296389 Looks like a Cryptomeria along with photo # 398357414 #39828493 is a juniper not sure subspecies #398289028 Most likely Juniper squamata #3398310325 Cedrus of some type, looks close to a deodara #398442969 Dwarf Spruce, could be a black a white. White spruce are more common for nurseries to have in stock