Buds of native North American conifers for identification

[parhamr]

I’ve seen a lot of threads in which people have uncertainty of tree identification based on bud appearance. Here are some good photos from my yard to help folks. Unless noted these are all mature buds from the fall.

If you contribute to this thread then please use enough keywords that people would find your post. I’m thinking both Latin and common names. Subspecies, season, and other notes would be great.

Engelmann Spruce, Picea engelmanii


Douglas-fir, Pseudotsuga menziesii (Western subspecies)


Subalpine Fir, Abies lasiocarpa


Black Hills Spruce, Picea glauca


Tsuga mertensiana, Mountain Hemlock (right photo is during growing season), mid-Cascades subspecies

 

[PiñonJ]

Pseudtsuga menziesii var. glauca (Rocky Mountain Douglas Fir)

Abies concolor (White Fir)

Abies lasiocarpa (Subalpine Fir)

Picea pungens (Blue Spruce)

Picea engelmannii (Engelmann Spruce)

Picea abies (Norway Spruce) - not a native, but common nursery stock

 

[parhamr]

Tsuga species…

Tsuga heterophylla, Western Hemlock (nursery stock from Weyerhaeuser)


Tsuga heterophylla, Western Hemlock (unknown provenance)


Tsuga mertensiana, Mountain Hemlock, mid-Oregon Cascades, permitted collection


Tsuga mertensiana, Mountain Hemlock, Vancouver Island


Tsuga mertensiana, Mountain Hemlock (southern Washington Cascades, permitted collection)


(Huh, it looks like I might have mild chlorosis or overwatering on many trees!)