| White Pine (Pinus strobus) Minnesota's tallest conifer and a majestic native evergreen found widely across the state's northern and eastern forests. |
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| White Pine (Pinus strobus) Minnesota's tallest conifer and a majestic native evergreen found widely across the state's northern and eastern forests. |
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| Red Pine (Pinus resinosa) Widely known as the Norway pine, is a majestic evergreen conifer designated as Minnesota's official state tree in 1953. It is native to the northern and northeastern forests of the state, growing up to 120 feet tall with distinctive reddish-brown, scaly plate bark. |
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| White Spruce (Picea glauca) A large native Minnesota conifer thriving across northern forests and extending south to the St. Croix Valley. Growing 40 to 80 feet tall, it features short blue-green needles, flaky gray bark, and high cold hardiness, making it popular for windbreaks. |
| · Soil & Sun: Prefers moist, well-drained loams and full sun, but adapts well to diverse soils and partial shade. · Needles: Single, four-sided, blue-green needles (1/3 to 3/4 inch long) that give off a skunky odor when crushed. · Cones: Cylindrical, brown, 1.25 to 2.5 inches long, hanging downward from twig tips. · Size: Pyramidal shape reaching 40–80 feet high and 10–20 feet wide at maturity. · Bark: Thin, gray-brown, and scaly on mature trunks. |
| Norway Spruce (Picea abies) A fast-growing, Non Native, it reaches 40 to 60 feet tall, features dark green needles with sweeping, drooping branches, and is widely planted for windbreaks, privacy screens, and landscape accents. |
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Black Hills Spruce (Picea glauca var. densata)
An exceptionally hardy, dense evergreen tree widely used in Minnesota landscapes and windbreaks. It thrives across Minnesota's climate zones, typically reaching a mature height of 20 to 40 feet and a width of 10 to 15 feet.
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Balsam Fir (Abies balsamea)
Minnesota's only native fir tree, growing 40 to 60 feet tall with flat, fragrant needles and smooth bark featuring resin blisters.
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