What's the difference between fir trees and pine trees?

The difference between fir trees and pine trees is as follows:

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Fir fabri (scientific name? (mast. Evergreen tree with straight trunk and spiral branches. Bark gray or dark gray, split into irregular slices and fixed on the trunk, with reddish endothelium; The big branches extend obliquely upward, the annual branches are light brownish yellow, light grayish yellow or light brown, there are sparse short hairs or no hairs in the inter-occipital sulcus, and the second and third-year branches are light brownish gray or brownish gray; Winter buds are spherical or oval with resin. The cone is ovoid-cylindrical or short-cylindrical, slightly wider at the base, slightly concave at the top, short stalk, dark black or light blue-black at maturity, and slightly covered with white powder. Flowering in May, cones 65438+ 10 mature.

Pine (scientific name: Pinus) There are more than 80 kinds of pine trees in the world, which are not only various, but also widely distributed, such as Pinus tabulaeformis and Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica. Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica, Pinus thunbergii and Pinus densiflora distributed in several provinces of North China and Northwest China, Pinus massoniana, Pinus taiwanensis and Pinus alpine in several provinces of Central China, Pinus Bashan in Qinba Mountain area, Pinus Taiwan Province and Pinus brevifolia in North America. Most of them are the main tree species for afforestation in barren hills in China.

Pine trees are wheel-shaped branches with long internodes, thin and flat branchlets or slightly bent downward, and slender needles in bundles. Its crown looks loose but not compact, and the word "loose" is an image description of its crown characteristics. So "pine" is a tree with a loose crown. Pine trees are strong and have a long life.

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Baidu Encyclopedia-Cedar Baidu Encyclopedia-Pine Tree