needle-leaved
Like spruce trees
Needle-leaved describes trees or shrubs with long, thin, pointed leaves rather than broad flat ones.
Most conifers are needle-leaved: pines, spruces, firs.
The term appears mainly in botanical and forestry contexts: needle-leaved evergreens, needle-leaved forest.
Also spelled needle-leafed.
Cone-bearing tree
- evergreenRetains foliage year-round
- pineCone-bearing evergreen
- spruceNeat; also a conifer
- firCone-bearing evergreen genus
cedar · larch · juniper · hemlock · yew · tamarack · cypress · redwood
Large-scale farming operation
- timberWood for construction
- pulpwoodTimber for paper manufacture
- Christmas treeDecorated seasonal evergreen display
- windbreakBarrier against gusts
shelterbelt · reforestation · monoculture · stand · canopy · understory · logging · silviculture
Of northern regions
- taigaSubarctic evergreen biome
- montaneOf cooler elevated zones
- alpineOf high elevations
- acidic soilGround below pH seven
wildlife habitat · seed dispersal · fire-adapted · snowshed · erosion control · watershed · carbon sink · old-growth
conifer
Cone-bearing tree
fir · cedar · larch · juniper · hemlock · yew · tamarack · cypress · redwood · gymnosperm
plantation
Large-scale farming operation
- timberWood for construction
- pulpwoodTimber for paper manufacture
- Christmas treeDecorated seasonal evergreen display
windbreak · shelterbelt · reforestation · monoculture · stand · canopy · understory · logging · silviculture · sapling
boreal
Of northern regions
acidic soil · wildlife habitat · seed dispersal · fire-adapted · snowshed · erosion control · watershed · carbon sink · old-growth · biodiversity
ornamental
For beauty, not function
- landscapingModifying outdoor areas aesthetically
- hedgeBoundary of planted shrubs
- topiaryShaped shrub sculpture
bonsai · cultivar · screening · rockery · container · pruning · shape · texture · low-maintenance · drought-tolerant
needle-leavedbroad-leaved
Having flat, wide foliage
broadleaf · deciduous · hardwood · angiosperm · flowering