Trees and Shrubs of Watrous Island SNA

• Shape: Tree
• Leaf/Branch Arrangement: Alternate
• Flower: Male and Female cones on different branches of the same tree
• Leaves: evergreen, long and flat needles, 3/8-1 inch long, dark green upper surface, whitish lower surface with green midvein
• Bark: thin, gray, smooth, many resin-filled blisters
• Fruit/Seed: cone, 2-3¼ inches long, ¾-1 inch wide, dark brownish purple, topped with profuse amounts of thick resin when mature, smooth, scales do not open
• Height: 50-85 feet
• Flowering: May - June
• Habitat: peat swamps, moist upland forest less ↑

• Shape: Tree
• Leaf/Branch Arrangement: Alternate
• Flower: cone-like structure, male; oblong oval, 1/3-1/2 inch long, purple and erect, maturing to yellow/brown and hanging down, female; oval/barrel shaped, ½-5/8 inch long, purple, erect
• Leaves: evergreen, square needles, 1/3-3/4 inch long, pointed tip
• Bark: grey, thin flaky scales
• Fruit/Seed: cone, brown, 1 ¼-2 ½ inches long, hanging from tips of twigs, scales with rounded edges
• Height: 60-80 feet
• Flowering: May
• Habitat: northern upland forest less ↑