Conifers

Question 1

Answer 1

Araucaria araucana

Monkey puzzle tree

Question 2

underside of leaf is paler with white lines
tip of the tree usually weeping
red male flowers, yellow female
smells lemony / parsley

Answer 2

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana

false cypress - 2D effect leaves

Question 3

Answer 3

Cedrus deodara

Deodar cedar

Question 4

Answer 4

Juniperus squamata ‘Holger’

Spiky needles in clusters of three

Question 5

acrid, resinous scent
no white markings on underside of leaves
cones 2cm across, each cone scale has a small spike

Answer 5

x Cuprocyparis leylandii

Question 6

Answer 6

Cryptomeria japonica

Japanese cedar

not a true cedar, related to Giant Sequoia, wood smells like cedar, long scale-like hanging leaves, abundant small cones, each cone scale with 5 hooks, red bark

Question 7

Answer 7

Cedrus deodara

soft needles which droop at end of branches, overall shape is conical

Deodar cedar

Question 8

flat fern-like leaves with small X markings,
white lines on underside
lemony /parsley scent

Answer 8

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana

2D effect leaf sprays, false cypress

Question 9

Answer 9

Abies nordmanniana

Nordmann fir needles on pads

Question 10

Answer 10

Cedrus deodara

Deodar cedar, soft needles droop at end of branches, needles 30-50mm long, clusters of 20-30

Question 11

Answer 11

Pinus wallichiana

5 needle pine, soft to touch, long hanging cones

Himalayan blue pine, Bhutan pine

Question 12

Answer 12

Taxus baccata

Question 13

Answer 13

Cupressus macrocarpa ‘Goldcrest’

Monterey cypress

small scale-like leaves, lower leaves stick out a little

Question 14

acrid, resinous scent
no white markings on underside of leaves
cones 2cm across, each cone scale has a small spike

Answer 14

xCuprocyparis leylandii

leaves dark green, slightly lighter underneath, seeds are sterile

hybrid of Monterey cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa) and Nootka cypress (Cupressus nootkatensis) - see wikipedia article. Unique intergeneric gymnosperm hybrid, propagated by cuttings

Question 15

underside of leaf is pale green with white lines
tip of the tree usually weeping
red male flowers, yellow female
smells lemony / parsley

Answer 15

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana

blue-green foliage, false cypress, 2D leaf effect
?finer, featherier leaves than xCuprocyparis Leylandii

Question 16

underside of leaf is paler with white lines
tip of the tree usually weeping
red male flowers, yellow female
smells lemony / parsley

Answer 16

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana

false cypress - 2D effect