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Conifers have needlelike or scalelike leaves.
Their seeds usually grow on the upper inside of the scales that make up their cones. Cones range in size and shape from the football sized cone of the sugar pine, to the juniper's tiny berrylike cones. Most conifers are evergreen and are the main source of wood for construction and paper, not to mention a source of food and shelter to many species of animals. Cycads and Ginkgo have been on the earth for millions of years and once populated vast regions of land. Most cycads look like and would be mistaken for palm trees.