By Sean Fagan
Raindrops on pine needles (Photo: Sean Fagan).
Learn How to Quickly Identify
The
Pines, Spruces, Larches & Firs
.
Conifer trees mostly occur across vast swathes of the more northerly latitudes of the northern hemisphere and have many, often fundamental, uses in bushcraft.
With about 630 species of coniferous trees worldwide and with so many conifer trees being very similar in appearance - the conifer trees can be a challenging group of trees to identify with confidence.
A convenient way to narrow down any conifer tree species is to learn the salient, leaf features that are specific to each conifer tree genus/family.
In this article I've focused on four widespread and common coniferous trees - the Pines, Spruces, Firs & Larches.
If you spend any time in the northern woods there is a very good chance you will come across these conifers...
...and if you know their key leaf features you will be able to know your larches from your firs, your spruces from your pines.
More importantly, you will be able to avail of the unique bushcraft uses of the Pines, Spruces, Firs & Larches.
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