Conifers are much more complex than the plants we have studied so far. They exhibit many growth forms, which include sprawling shrubs , upright shrubs and trees of great stature and longevity.
Some conifers are the largest and the oldest organisms on earth.
I have seen the Sequoia and Redwood trees in Northern California several times. Each time I am amazed at their stature and beauty. No human structure, even the greatest cathedral, can match their fearful symmetry. I hope we can save more than one of each. We are starting to see how wholesale logging of tropical forests is leading to gross climactic disasters.