Observed location: Green Lake Park, Seattle, WA, approximately 47.678339, -122.331467

Native range: Caucasus Mountains, northeastern Turkey, northern Iran (ecoregion: Caucasus mixed forests, ecosystem: mountain forest, “forms pure stands or mixed with other conifers and hardwoods, often dominating on moist, shaded slopes or ravines at elevations of 3,200 to 6,500 feet (1,000 - 2,100 m)” [American Conifer Society])

Leaves:

• simple
• needle-like
• singly-attached
• green
• short (~1/4–1/2”)

Male cones:

• pinkish-purple
• very small

Other characteristics:

• pyramidal crown shape
• branches sweep up, begin to drop as they grow bigger/older

Resources used to identify:

• iNaturalist
• Wikipedia
• USFS Fact Sheet
• American Conifer Society
• additional image searches to compare/verify