I was wondering through my nearby coniferous plantation this evening, paying a bit more attention than usual to the differences between the various pines. The majority are the gnarly barked pine you see everywhere as per this photo:
I'm not sure what 'pines' these are exactly. I've always assumed they're spruce or larch. However I also noticed quite a few pines that looked exactly the same shape and size but with really smooth, greyer bark that was covered in 'nodules'. I was quite surprised when I pressed on one of the nodules and a pocket of sap burst out like a squeezed spot (lovely smell though)! A picture of the bark on these trees follows:
I'm no tree expert; far from it. Can anyone give me an idea of what the two species are precisely? (I appreciate that's a bit of a test with only pictures of the bark to go by!)
I'm not sure what 'pines' these are exactly. I've always assumed they're spruce or larch. However I also noticed quite a few pines that looked exactly the same shape and size but with really smooth, greyer bark that was covered in 'nodules'. I was quite surprised when I pressed on one of the nodules and a pocket of sap burst out like a squeezed spot (lovely smell though)! A picture of the bark on these trees follows:
I'm no tree expert; far from it. Can anyone give me an idea of what the two species are precisely? (I appreciate that's a bit of a test with only pictures of the bark to go by!)