Consider the shape of the needles, the arrangement of the needles on the stem.

Consider the shape of the needles, the arrangement of the needles on the stem. Measure the length and note the coloration.

Length 4-6 cm (Scots pine) from 2 mm (spruce) Coloring gray or bluish-green or yellowish-green shade (pine); The color of the leaves is often dark green (spruce) Arrangement on the branch arranged in a spiral (pine and spruce) Cone size Male 8-12 mm Female 3-b (-7.5) cm (pine); up to 15 cm (spruce) The shape of the scales is yellow or pink, The scales of the cones are almost rhombic, flat or slightly convex with a small navel, rarely hooked, with a pointed tip (pine); Cones are oblong-cylindrical, pointed (spruce).