Evergreen Trees

This is a fir tree.



Is your Christmas tree a pine, spruce, or fir, and how can you tell?

Pine trees are distinctive because they have many needles coming from the same follicle.   Firs and spruce have individual needles growing off the branch.  So if the needles are separately growing from the branch, your tree is NOT a pine. 

Now, take a needle and roll it between your fingertips.  If it is round and rolls easily, your tree is a spruce.  But if the needle is slightly flat, the tree is a fir tree.  Fir tree needles often have two bands of color on the underside as well.  

Merry Christmas!