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Coniferous or evergreen trees grow straight toward the sky and have a triangular shape. This makes the conifer tree strong and keeps its branches from breaking under the weight of snow.
The leaves on a coniferous tree are either pointed needles or small, flat scales. The needles or
scales will stay on the tree for several years, falling off gradually.
Seeds of coniferous trees and shrubs grow in cones. When a cone opens its scales, the seeds fall out. There are over 500 species of conifers and include the largest and oldest of all living things. Canada has 34 different species of conifers. Vancouver Island Has 14 of these species.
Common examples of conifers are firs, spruces, cedars and pines and they can be identified by their needles. The firs have short needles with blunt tips. Spruces have four-sided needles that are very sharp and pines have needles that grow in bunches, wrapped together at the base, cedars have flat needles.Return To Trees
