Conifers are abundant on Guam at Christmastime. See below for how to tell if your Christmas tree is a pine, fir or spruce. And, of course, the secondary xylem of the twobyfour tree is abundant in lumber yards and homes all over the island. Compare with Lycopodium strobili. Abies procera Rehd.
Flat leaves arise individually from the stem.
Japanese black pine, from a plant shop on Guam. This species has packets of 2 leaves. The leaf packets are actually very short determinate branches with the leaves at the apex.