How to tell the difference between a pine, spruce, and fir tree.

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[@CookingLessonsforDad]

Thanks! Fir-flat, Spruce-square, Pine-groups.

[@NatureMatterswithDrJenny]

You bet! It's so simple!!

[@canadianjuhli]

Thank you for making such an comprehensive video. Very educational!

[@IsabelRodriguez-nv2ue]

Thank you very much for your video lesson. Truly helpful and a delight to watch!

[@retiredpd]

I actually searched for this exact topic.... Yes I'm a little bit of a nerd 😁😁. Thanks for making the video, it was informative and to the point 👍👍

[@NatureMatterswithDrJenny]

Birds of a feather! Ha! Glad I could help.

[@dlou3264]

I’ve never heard this before! Thank You! I ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Trees!

[@waterboy8999]

That was great, thank you, I've been under the impression that pine was the same as fir.

[@WeezieV]

Thanks for braving the cold to share! I was gifted a 4 ft evergreen from my manager who said this tree popped up in their yard. I was SURE it was a fir because the needles were flat. Two men at the garden center said it is a spruce. One specifically said Norway spruce. (I brought in a branch.) It does look like the Norway spruces that they have for sale, but mine is a bit more blue. They said it's because theirs are in pots or burlap so they aren't getting the ground's nutrients. Also, each branch on mine isn't perfectly bottle brush all the way around, they are somewhat flatter. It was grown in partial shade. The needles are pointed and some actually roll but it depends on where I pull it off from on the tree.

[@NatureMatterswithDrJenny]

Thanks for sharing! That's what's so great about nature, there's always going to be an exception to the rule and she loves to keep us on our toes. What a cool find! I once taught a bunch of high schoolers about how to ID a pinyon pine tree - sure enough, they found the ONE tree in the woods that was a genetic abnormality and was covered in needle bunches of 3 instead of 2. I was pretty proud of them :)

[@user-rm7lx9tu9k]

Very clear, simple and comprehensive explanation of the difference between a pine, spruce and fir tree. I had not realized that pine trees had those differences. Thanks,

[@craigkasmer9558]

Well done Jenny. I'm a naturalist (forester by education) and it is my lifelong goal to convince people that every needled tree is NOT a pine. Being in northern Michigan, when I talk to school groups, I "leaf out" (LOL) larch. Introducing a deciduous conifer can be mind-blowing.

[@NatureMatterswithDrJenny]

Hahaha! What a great life goal! Yes, there are so many things in nature that are relatively simple but no one knows them because so many kids spend their time inside instead. Together Craig, we will change the world.🤣

[@jennyanimal9046]

I know pine needles contain vitamin c and can make tea out of it. Do you know if the other 2 trees are the same as far as vitamin c?

[@shah0853]

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[@carolberridge6102]

Thanks! Very clear and direct explanation! All the best!

[@NatureMatterswithDrJenny]

Glad it was helpful!

[@deborahwolff5651]

Interesting! Thanks for sharing

[@richardlilley6274]

Thank you for sharing

[@flowersmile123]

Awesome information!

[@hdrk59]

That was helpful ..thank you from Canada

[@NatureMatterswithDrJenny]

Sure thing!

[@Younis-cr1tq]

Ty, love you from kashmir india

[@erindewan6758]

Perfect! Thankyou for making this video

[@NatureMatterswithDrJenny]

Sure thing Erin!

[@NatureMatterswithDrJenny]

Sure thing! Thanks for watching!

[@FknNefFy]

Ah thank a youu!

[@adilchahbiFB]

Happy to join your nice channel 🔔 thanks for sharing this beautiful video 😍 we have some pine tree in Casablanca city morocco but i don't know exactly if it is good

[@NatureMatterswithDrJenny]

Thanks for the nice comments! I'm not sure about trees in Morocco either - ha!

[@BushcraftingBogan]

Went out foraging this morning. Decided to grab some spruce. I usually make pine needle tea so I'm searching for some ideas for the spruce I have steeping in a jar right now. Can't wait to try it. 😃

[@thetoycollectorofseville6428]

I heard that Spruce can be made into soup.

[@BushcraftingBogan]

@@thetoycollectorofseville6428 Definitely will be looking for recipes to try. Thanks!

[@TKO67]

needles are also longer

[@stevenrichards8880]

Very cool!

[@NatureMatterswithDrJenny]

Thanks!!

[@stevenrichards8880]

@@NatureMatterswithDrJenny Thank you! stay safe and happy holidays to you and yours!

[@michaelroberts6299]

Great vid thankyou! Can you tell me which have the strongest christmas smell and which would be best for large pots thankyou.

[@NatureMatterswithDrJenny]

I can't, sorry! I'm going to guess the fir and spruce because I feel like I can smell them better since I live in a pinyon pine forest, but it's probably not that at all. They're probably just releasing different chemicals.

[@bobmariano3731]

👍👏😘

[@meanderingyogi6562]

Namaste. Thanks young lady, very to the point with a wonderful personality, keep up the good work. I checked out your channel and believe it’ll be a nice addition to follow, also know how hard it is to get subscribers to follow a new channel. Best wishes to you in all your new endeavors, happy to sub ! Much Love & Respect..🕉🙏🏽🕉..

[@NatureMatterswithDrJenny]

Thank you for the kind words! Yes, making videos is not my area of expertise - ha! But, I figure if we're out having adventures and someone else can learn from it, then why not! Best wishes to you as well.

[@timsim1940]

Hey Jenny! Great video! Very informative and easy to understand! I have a picture of an odd looking tree I found from a forest in Alberta, Canada. Not sure how I can send the picture to you!

[@NatureMatterswithDrJenny]

Hey Tim, here is my email [e-mail] I'm not a tree expert, but we can find someone who can help!

[@timsim1940]

@@NatureMatterswithDrJenny thank you! 🙏🏻

[@lozzahips9489]

Can tea be made from all of these types of needle

[@71050505]

Thank you for this info. Which is best to make pine needle tea with? Which is the one to avoid?

[@newzealandfan100]

the 3 to 5 needle cluster pine

[@NatureMatterswithDrJenny]

Just FYI, with pine needle tea, you won't get the vit C if that's what you're going for. Unfortunately it denatures at relatively low temps.

[@jennyanimal9046]

Thank you for the 411. Do they all contain vitamin c ?

[@NatureMatterswithDrJenny]

Yes, I believe so. But the moment you boil it into tea, the vit c is denatured :(

[@dwaynesbadchemicals]

She described the Fibonacci sequence.

[@DavidNotSolomon]

Thanks, I was wondering about why only those configurations - of course Fibonacci!

[@NatureMatterswithDrJenny]

Thanks - I didn't even think of that!

[@allie9015]

Can you use spruce for tea?

[@NatureMatterswithDrJenny]

It should be... but I'm not a wild edible expert :)

[@pinkpoodlepaloma]

Do you make tea with the leaves. I hear its packed with Vitimin C. Better than medicine

[@NatureMatterswithDrJenny]

You can make tea but you will get 0 vit C. Vit C denatures at very low temps. If you want the vit C, you'll just need to chew on them :)

[@overratedprogrammer]

What about differentiating fir and spruce from hemlock and cedar?

[@NatureMatterswithDrJenny]

Great question! So cedar has scaled leaves (they literally look like scales like on a lizard!). Hemlock I'm unsure about because I don't live in that ecosystem - sorry! Now telling the difference between cedar, cypress, and juniper might have to be a separate video. Those get mixed up all the time!

[@JungleScene]

@@NatureMatterswithDrJenny in north america most 'cedar' are actually cypress in the cupressaceae family, such as white-cedar (thuja occidentalis) and red-cedar (thuja plicata). Cedar is used here as a misnomer, as true cedar are not native to north america. although cypress IS native to north america and has some varieties that look similar to cedar. true cedar such as cedrus deodara dont have the scaley look you are talking about. they have needles that look similar to fir.

[@marekprz]

Hemlocks have small needles. The easiest way to recognize them is by their cones, very small and downright cute. At least, that's the case for the eastern hemlock (also called Canadian hemlock).

[@deemdoubleu]

Good to know thanks although it doesn;t help me at the timber store :-)

[@NatureMatterswithDrJenny]

hahaha - good luck on that one!

[@RedShipsofSpainAgain]

1:07 I'm curious why has nature evolved the pine trees to have needles in clusters, whereas spruce and fir trees have their needles arranged NOT in clusters? What evolutionary advantage was ... "conferred" (ha) on the conifer pine trees to evolve clustered needles?

[@NatureMatterswithDrJenny]

That's a great question that I don't know the answer to. I'll see if I can do some digging!

[@RedShipsofSpainAgain]

@@NatureMatterswithDrJenny Any insights?! I'm excited to hear what you found out!

[@craigkasmer9558]

Just a thought...why are some passerines seed-eaters vs. Seed-eaters? Maybe, as conifers evolved some "realized" that retaining facilcles vs. Individual needles was/were an advantage? Respectfully clueless...Craig

[@DavidNotSolomon]

What about Sequoias - are they at all related to any of those three types?

[@elizabethgerun1527]

What about the Florida pine tree

[@NatureMatterswithDrJenny]

I'm assuming it will have needles in bunches - but if it doesn't let me know and I'd love to look it up!

[@elizabethgerun1527]

@@NatureMatterswithDrJenny I will take a picture for you .I will try and do it tomorrow.

[@dwaynesbadchemicals]

My challenge today is just to get outside.

[@NatureMatterswithDrJenny]

That's a good challenge!!

[@MikeJones-rk1un]

For C sakes show a close up of the branch.