How to Id a small evergreen tree

11 years ago

My daughter received a small evergreen tree from her school last year. I threw it in a pot and forgot about it. This year it's doing great; lots of new growth. My problem is she didn't have any information about it when she brought it home from school. I live in South Jersey, zone 6b.

Is there any way to figure out what type/species from a 16" plant?

The needles are about 1/2" & they roll easily between my fingers. It color is a normal green for most evergreens. new growth is a lighter green, nothing different then most evergreens.

The only site I found to help me ID trees get to detailed for a tree this small. It wants to know about the pine cones and it's to small for that.

Thanks for any help you can give me.

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fmartelli02
Original Author
11 years ago
Since they changed the site around I can't figure out how to post pictures. Sorry.
ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
11 years ago
use the button under the box you type in.. and load them directly from your hard drive.. no hosting site req'd

did you try calling last years teacher????

here in MI.. they are usually pines.. but i cant think of any pine with 1/2 inch needles ... that would be given away in bulk ...

ken
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fmartelli02
Original Author
11 years ago
Yeah, I did all of that. I had my daughter ask her teacher from last year, she didn't know.
fmartelli02
Original Author
11 years ago
About the picture, I'm on my phone. I push the photo button but doesn't do anything.
fmartelli02
Original Author
11 years ago
There we go.
duluthinbloomz4
11 years ago
That looks very much like the volunteer spruce I find in my yard. Norway spruce with its new growth. But some of the experts should be able to identify it for sure.
fmartelli02
Original Author
11 years ago
That sounds like somethingthe arbor day foundation would distribute.
ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
11 years ago
i would go with Picea abies ... use the latin for better search results ...

it needs to go in the ground.. i would think.. 20 to 30 feet from the house.. minimum ... it has extremely huge potential .. see link below

they are otherwise known as telephone poles.. that you see while driving down the road ...

ken

https://www.google.com/search?q=Picea+abies+forest&biw=852&bih=745&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=owxSVej8NJScygTduYC4CA&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ&dpr=0.9
pineresin
11 years ago
Ditto to Norway Spruce

Resin