All trees on this page are members of the Confier family of trees.
Pine
Black Pine
![Black Pine](https://friendsofwollatonpark.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_2770-768x1024.jpeg)
Pinus nigra.
The needles are dark green, stiff, and grow in pairs, and the tree produces large, oval-shaped cones that are up to 6 inches long.
Spruce
![Spruce](https://friendsofwollatonpark.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_3109-768x1024.jpeg)
Picea.
Spruce trees are evergreens with needle-like leaves that grow in clusters. They have a conical shape and can grow to be very tall. Spruce trees are often used for Christmas trees.
Blue Colorado Spruce
![Blue Colarado Spruce](https://friendsofwollatonpark.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_2738-768x1024.jpeg)
Picea pungens f. glauca.
The needles of the blue Colorado spruce are a distinctive blue-grey colour, with a stiff, sharp texture, and are arranged in a spiral pattern around the branches. The tree produces small, cylindrical cones that are 2-4 inches long and dark purple in colour, and which persist on the tree for several years.
Cedar
Deodar
![Deodar](https://friendsofwollatonpark.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/E275017D-56BC-40D2-896A-B8E23DB08767.jpeg)
Cedrus deodar.
The Deodar tree is a large evergreen coniferous tree. It can grow up to 60 meters tall with level branches and drooping branchlets. The leaves are needle-like, mostly 2.5–5 centimetres long, and vary from bright green to glaucous blue-green in colour.
Also known as Himalayan Cedar.
Cypress Family
Lawsons Cypress
![Lawsons Cypress](https://friendsofwollatonpark.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/1CDC28F1-0A3B-4F6E-AC81-AF109FB2D88F.jpeg)
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana.
Lawson’s cypress has a narrow, conical shape when young, but matures into a broad, irregularly shaped tree that can reach up to 70 meters in height. Its leaves are scale-like and have a blue-green colour, and it produces small, woody cones that are about 1.5 centimetres in length.
Swamp Cypress
![Swamp Cypress](https://friendsofwollatonpark.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/IMG_6185-768x1024.jpeg)
Taxodium distichum.
The swamp cypress is a coniferous tree that can grow up to 40 meters tall and have a trunk diameter of up to 2 meters. It has a pyramidal shape and fissured red-brown bark. The leaves are pale green and yew-like, and they turn attractive rust-brown in autumn.
Giant Sequoia
![Coast Redwood](https://friendsofwollatonpark.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/595EE8F0-AABC-467E-851B-50F3B22E8F0F.jpeg)
Sequoiadendron giganteum.
Also known as the Wellingtonia Tree.
The bark is reddish-brown, thick, and fibrous, providing protection against wildfires and other disturbances. The leaves are needle-like and arranged in spirals along the branches.
Dawn Redwood
![Dawn Redwood](https://friendsofwollatonpark.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_2753-768x1024.jpeg)
Metasequoia glyptostroboides.
The dawn redwood is a deciduous conifer that can grow up to 20 meters tall and 10 meters wide. It has a straight trunk and feathery foliage that turns a brilliant red in autumn.
Western Red Cedar
![Western Red Cedar](https://friendsofwollatonpark.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_0680-768x1024.jpeg)
Thuja plicata.
The Western Red Cedar is a large, evergreen tree that can grow up to 60 meters tall. It has a reddish-brown bark that flakes off in thin sheets. The leaves are small and scale-like, and they are arranged in spiral rows on the branches.
The photo is a Zebrina Western Red Cypress, a variegated form.
Incense Cedar
![Incense Cedar](https://friendsofwollatonpark.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/F2A8A04F-67E4-488F-A05F-65B48C06EA7E-768x1024.jpeg)
Calocedrus decurrens.
The Incense Cedar tree is a coniferous tree that can grow up to 50 meters tall and have a trunk diameter of up to 2 meters. It has a pyramidal crown and drooping branches. The leaves are needle-like and 2-3 centimeters long. The cones are small and brown.
Yew Family
English Yew
![Yew](https://friendsofwollatonpark.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/455F6D3A-E77C-4CBF-BDE8-803CA524BFC0.jpeg)
Taxus baccata.
Yew trees are known for their dark, dense, and finely-textured foliage, which consists of flat, needle-like leaves that grow in two parallel rows along the stems. The leaves are dark green on the upper surface and lighter green on the lower surface.
Often used for hedging and topiary.
Photographs used in the Tree Galleries were taken in Wollaton Park and are reproduced with the original artist’s permission.
Copyright © for each picture remains with the original artist, who is duly acknowledged for their contribution.
Contributors include Colin Robbins, Wendy Martin, and Chris Golightly.
Tree descriptions were generated with the assistance of Google Bard.