Help Identifying Conifer

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I grew these trees from seeds that were reportedly Siberian Fir, but they don't look like Siberian Firs to me.
The one tree is in distress and it kinda makes it hard to search for causes/solutions if I don't even have the species identified!
Any help is most appreciated.
FYI, if it matters, I'm in the Upper Midwest US.
Thanks!

P.S. I sure hope the images are clearer upon uploading than they look in preview
 

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welcome to the forum!

It looks like it could be a Red cedar (Juniperus virginiana) with juvenile foliage. If the foliage starts to tighten up and look less needle-like as it gets healthier, that is likely it. Also looks a bit like giant sequoia, but something about it doesn't look quite right--perhaps the lack of needles on the trunks.
 
I grew these trees from seeds that were reportedly Siberian Fir, but they don't look like Siberian Firs to me.
The one tree is in distress and it kinda makes it hard to search for causes/solutions if I don't even have the species identified!
Any help is most appreciated.
FYI, if it matters, I'm in the Upper Midwest US.
Thanks!

P.S. I sure hope the images are clearer upon uploading than they look in preview
What state are you in?
If further west than the native range of eastern red cedar, this could also be rocky mountain juniper
 
Kinda looks like juvenile cypress foliage to me. Whatever it is, I don't think you'll be able to get a positive ID until it gets a little bigger and starts producing mature foliage. The juvenile needle foliage of many conifers looks very similar.
 
I agree it looks a lot like juniperus virginia.
Scopulorum would be more blue.

But as said before, most of the cypress family look alike in the seedling stage.
You planted these seeds, what color were they? What shape? Junipers have pointy seeds, shaped like a droplet. Sequoia seeds look like oats.
 
Thank you for all the responses.
@Paradox I'm in Wisconsin, but got the seeds online. They were supposed to be Siberian Fir.
@Wires_Guy_wires I really don't recall what the seeds looked like. These tiny babies are 2 years old already. The seeds were from an online source and also included (supposedly) Dawn Redwood and Coast Redwood but none of those sprouted.
 
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