Difference between Pinus Contorta and Spruce Pine

PINUS CONTORTA vs SPRUCE PINE: NOUN

Shrubby 2-needled pine of coastal northwestern United States; red to yellow-brown bark fissured into small squares

Shrubby 2-needled pine of coastal northwestern United States; red to yellow-brown bark fissured into small squares
Common forest tree of the eastern United States and Canada; used especially for pulpwood
Small spruce of boggy areas of northeastern North America having spreading branches with dense foliage; inferior wood
Large 2-needled pine of southeastern United States with light soft wood

Lambert pine, Jack pine, Garrigue, Galipot, Frankincense, Fir, Finch, Arolla, Abietene, Tamarack, Pine, Shore pine, Lodgepole pine, Spruce pine, Lodgepole

Pine, Cedar, Whitewood, Incense cedar, Douglas fir, Canadian hemlock, Shore pine, Tsuga canadensis, Picea mariana, Pinus glabra, Black spruce, Pinus contorta, Eastern hemlock, Lodgepole, Lodgepole pine

Pinite, Nut pine, Needle, Longleaf pine, Loblolly, Jack pine, Garrigue, Frankincense, Fir, Finch, Abietene, Tamarack, Pine, Lodgepole pine, Lodgepole

Madrone, Coniferous, Cocobolo, Sapele, Yellow poplar, Picea, Arbor vitae, Scotch pine, Tamarack, Pine, Cedar, Incense cedar, Douglas fir, Lodgepole, Lodgepole pine

In: Lindgren, D. (Ed) "Pinus contorta - from untamed forest to domesticated crop".
Nitrogen Fixation Associated with Suillus tomentosus Tuberculate Ectomycorrhizae on Pinus contorta var.
There are four subspecies of Pinus contorta, listed above.
Pinus ponderosa, Pseudotsuga menziesii, Pinus contorta, Abies grandis.
Abies concolor, Abies magnifica, Juniperus occidentalis, Pinus albicaulis, Pinus contorta, Pinus jeffreyi, Pinus monticola, Tsuga mertensiana, Populus tremuloides, Alnus incana, Arctostaphylos patula,