Tree Needles

[Onelifeoverland]

Off which of the pines is this? Its soft to touch,very pliable. Seems like maybe a young shoot. Picked it up off a footpath in a mixed wood. It's a bit like a Christmas tree and very floppy!

OLO
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[baggins]

It's not a pine. Probable a spruce of some sort, but would need a bit more info for a proper ID. Pines generally have longer needles, in groups of 2, 3 or 5. Sorry i can't be more help.

 

[Onelifeoverland]

Thanks for the correction. Trees aren't a strong point of mine but I desperately want them to be. I'm sure I've got at least a few trees worth of tree books!

OLO
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[TLM]

If it is soft it is more likely to be from a fir (Abies) than spruce (Picea). The needle's fastening point also looks like Abies but slightly difficult to see. As a guess in the UK it could be any of about ten sp.

 

[Robson Valley]

If the needles are flat = Abies. If the needles are square in cross section = spruce/ Picea.
That looks like the buds opening on the big spruce in my front yard.