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- What is the easiest way to identify a conifer?
- How long can the conifer trees in the Pacific Northwest live for?
- Why do conifers dominate the Pacific Northwest?
- Which type of tree is an important coniferous tree?
- What are 3 important things to look at when trying to identify a conifer?
- What are the common examples of conifers?
- How long does it take for a conifer tree to grow?
- Why are my conifers turning brown?
- What is the life expectancy of a fir tree?
- Why do conifers dominate BC?
- What types of evergreen trees dominate the forest of the Pacific Northwest?
- Why are there so many pine trees in the Pacific Northwest?
What is the easiest way to identify a conifer?
Although studying the needle is the best way to identify a conifer, conifers as a class are defined not by their leaves but by their seeds, so it's only important to note the shape and size of leaves after determining whether it is a conifer by the shape, size, and type of seed the tree produces.
How long can the conifer trees in the Pacific Northwest live for?
PONDEROSA PINE
These pines easily reach 100 feet and higher and live for 500 years. The green cones point upright for several years, then turn brown and turn down before being released to the forest floor. The bark is a cinnamon-brown or orange-yellow depending on the age of the tree.
Why do conifers dominate the Pacific Northwest?
Why do conifers dominate PNW forests, but not in nearly all other North Temperate forests? ... summer drought cuts into the photosynthesis of hardwoods more than conifers, because: -large size of conifers allows them to store more water in the sapwood of the stem (trunk).
Which type of tree is an important coniferous tree?
Pines, spruces, firs, and larches are the dominant trees in coniferous forests. They are similar in shape and height and often form a nearly uniform stand with a layer of low shrubs or herbs beneath. Mosses, liverworts, and lichens cover the forest floor.
What are 3 important things to look at when trying to identify a conifer?
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- Short needles or scales, evergreen; closely spaced in opposite pairs or whorls of 3, often overlapping and obscuring the stem; seeds in cones, some cones berry-like.
- Needles evergreen, in bundles of 2, 3, or 5; seeds in cones.
What are the common examples of conifers?
Explanation: They are cone-bearing seed plants with vascular tissue; all extant conifers are woody plants, the great majority being trees with just a few being shrubs. Typical examples of conifers include cedars, cypresses, douglas-firs, firs, junipers, kauris, larches, pines, redwoods, spruces, and yews.
How long does it take for a conifer tree to grow?
Their growth rate is generally divided into three categories. Slow-growing conifers grow less then 12 inches per year. A medium or moderate growth rate is between 1 and 2 feet per year. Fast-growing conifers grow at least 2 feet per year.
Why are my conifers turning brown?
RHS Gardening Advice believes that many brown patches are likely to result from adverse growing conditions such as drought, frost, waterlogging or cold, drying winds, all of which could inhibit regeneration from the trimmed foliage.
What is the life expectancy of a fir tree?
Firs are long-lived, on average achieving reproductive maturity at 20 years, with an average life-span of 60 years. Fir trees in excess of 400 years old have been recorded in several species, and noble firs 600 to 700 years old are known.
Why do conifers dominate BC?
In BC the cool, temperate maritime climate supports a forest dominated by CONIFERS. In southern Ontario, a deciduous forest (ie, with broad-leaved trees) has developed as a result of hot and humid summer temperatures.
What types of evergreen trees dominate the forest of the Pacific Northwest?
Douglas-fir, white fir, Jeffrey pine, incense cedar, or ponderosa pine are typically dominant or co-dominant. Other trees of importance include tanoak, Pacific madrone, Port-Orford cedar, and Oregon white oak.
Why are there so many pine trees in the Pacific Northwest?
The Pacific Northwest is gifted with, not just a cool, damp climate, but a consistently cool, damp climate that these trees thrive in. ... The PNW, particularly Northern California coastal areas, has been pumping this dense fog for thousands of years.
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