conifer

Scots pine Pinus sylvestris cones, one mature and one less ripe

Norway spruce Picea abies cone and individual seed

Scots pine Pinus sylvestris cone and needles.  Pen and ink illustration with top colour.

Yew Taxus baccata sprig from tree showing red berries

Dahurian larch Larix gmelinii cones flowers and needles in layout with text Illustration from “The Treeline: The last forest and the future of the planet” by Ben Rawlence (publ. Jan 2022)

Yew Taxus baccata Female and male flowers and berries on branch with text and layout Illustration from “The Treeline: The last forest and the future of the planet” by Ben Rawlence (publ. Jan 2022)

Scots pine Pinus sylvestris Female strobile male flowers cone and sprig layout with text Illustration from “The Treeline: The last forest and the future of the planet” by Ben Rawlence (publ. Jan 2022)  

White spruce Picea glauca cones flowers needles layout with text Illustration from “The Treeline: The last forest and the future of the planet” by Ben Rawlence (publ. Jan 2022)

Black spruce Picea mariana cones flowers needles layout with text Illustration from “The Treeline: The last forest and the future of the planet” by Ben Rawlence (publ. Jan 2022)

Dahurian Larch Larix gmelinii tree showing krummholz symptoms due to arctic conditions Illustration from “The Treeline: The last forest and the future of the planet” by Ben Rawlence (publ. Jan 2022)

White Spruce Picea glauca tree showing bushy growth Illustration from “The Treeline: The last forest and the future of the planet” by Ben Rawlence (publ. Jan 2022)

Jack Pine Pinus banksia tree showing straggly lower branches Illustration from “The Treeline: The last forest and the future of the planet” by Ben Ralence (publ. Jan 2022)

Siberian larch Larix sibirica tree Illustration from “The Treeline: The last forest and the future of the planet” by Ben Ralence (publ. Jan 2022)

Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris with needles leaves and cone

Scots pine Pinus sylvestris tree showing typical growth with fallen lower branches

Larch Larix decidua or europea tree showing typical shape

Kauri Agathis australis cones and leaves on sprig

Kauri Agathis australis tree showing typical growth form and habit

Giant redwood cone and needles

Giant redwood tree showing its enormous scale and habit

Cedar of Lebanon showing typical growth form and habit

Cedar of Lebanon Cedrus libani cones and foliage on branch

Cypress tree showing typical growth habit and form

Cypress cones and needles borne on a branch