What is the difference between a tree and a pine

Most people do not know how a Christmas tree differs from a pine. As a rule, we think that we install a Christmas tree in the house before the New Year, but in fact, in most cases this is not so. In our country, most often you can find ordinary pine or spruce.

What is spruce, and what is pine?

Let's try to figure out how the tree differs from the pine. Spruceordinary is one of the largest conifers in heightshe is reaches 25-30 m, but there are instances and above. The crown has a conical shape. The bark of an adult tree has a smooth gray structure. The coniferous cover is presented in the form of single needles that grow from axillary scales.

REFERENCE. Spruce is classified as a slow-growing tree species.

Pine ordinary refers to trees that are characterized by an average growth rate. The height of an adult beauty reaches 25-40 m.

REFERENCE. The life span of a tree reaches 200 years.

The needles are doubled and have a length of 5-9 mm. They are densely located in one-shoot shoots.

What is similar in spruce and pine?

If we consider these two types of trees in detail, we can distinguish the following similarity parameters:

• Both belong to the pine family.
• The leaves are modified - needles.
• Cones first grow in an upright position, and then hang.
• Phytoncides are isolated.
• Used as a decorative decoration during the New Year holidays.

Opposites

Outwardly, for an ordinary person, these types of trees seem similar, but from a botanical point of view - they are completely different. Consider the main opposites:

• Crown shape. It is similar only in a young growth period, and subsequently in a pine tree the shape of the crown changes dramatically.
• The growth rate of pine is several times faster than that of spruce.
• Structure, color of the bark. The spruce bark is thin and smooth, has a gray color. In pine - thick and layered. As for the color - in the lower part of the trunk it is a gray-brown color, and closer to the upper branches the color becomes lighter.
• In spruce needles single, but in pine it is double needles. Also, they are twice as long.

So what decorates our house for the New Year?

Based on the above information, we can answer the question - what are we installing in the house on the eve of the New Year holidays? Most often it is a pine. For the most part, pine trees with long needles and a crown of the corresponding shape are sold at the Christmas tree bazaar.

Now you know the main parameters of similarity and differences between these types of trees and without problems you can distinguish what you are buying.