What are the different types of conifer trees?

Baldcypress grows into a large tree and the bark is gray-brown to red-brown, shallowly vertically fissured, with a stringy texture. The needles are on deciduous branchlets that are spirally arranged on the stem. read more

For success, choose a conifer that needs the conditions you can provide in your garden spot or landscape. Pines, firs and spruce trees are some of the most commonly grown conifers, along with cedars, cypresses, hemlocks, yews and junipers. read more

Coniferous trees are the most common type of what are known as gymnosperms: plants that produce seeds on the surface of cones. Collectively known as softwood trees, some have strong, tough wood while other conifer wood is soft and less fibrous. All conifers bear cones and have needles or scalelike foliage. read more

A conifer is a tree belonging to the cone-bearing order Coniferales. These trees have needles or scale-like leaves and are very different from hardwood trees which have broad, flat leaves and usually no cones. Also called evergreens, conifers normally keep foliage or needles through the entire year. read more