How to Use conifer in a Sentence

conifer

noun
  • Conifers, maples and ferns line the edges of the pond and stream.
    — Valerie Easton, The Seattle Times, 17 May 2017
  • Tall thin trunks, with bushy conifer crowns right at eye level.
    — Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2022
  • In the winter, the dwarf conifers will be the star of the show.
    — Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The conifers are starting to inch out their first growth of the year.
    — Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 12 Apr. 2020
  • The emerald fringes of conifers browned overnight, as if singed by flame.
    — Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Purple finches like to build their nests in conifers.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 10 June 2026
  • Above grew conifer trees, ferns, ancient herbs and horsetail plants.
    — Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Most mushrooms like shady areas, but chanterelles like sun in conifer forests.
    — Allyson Reedy, The Know, 18 July 2019
  • Rugged scenery shifts from drift ice and mountain peaks to sparkling lakes and old-growth conifer forests.
    — Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2024
  • The canyon sides were steep and sandy; the sun was hot and the wind was bending the tall conifers.
    — John Riha, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2023
  • Narrow in growth habit, this dense green conifer would be ideal for a tight space.
    — oregonlive, 3 Dec. 2020
  • Thermal cover in the form of dense conifers, such as cedars, spruce, and pines.
    — Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Where conifers grow along the coasts, even seashells sometimes get blown into the goop.
    — Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Fresh fir holds onto its needles better than most conifers.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Dec. 2025
  • Those large conifers may take up soil water at the expense of the golden chain tree.
    — oregonlive, 22 Feb. 2020
  • This must-have seemed like a bargain at three or four times the price per cubic foot of most conifers.
    — Bonnie Blodgett, Twin Cities, 13 July 2019
  • Be careful with conifers, which won't produce new growth from dead areas.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Meanwhile, the pine trees are full of red crossbills, eating conifer seeds.
    — Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Feb. 2021
  • Trees which are available are maple, oak, conifer, dogwoods, spruce and redbud.
    — Forrest Sellers, Cincinnati.com, 29 Mar. 2018
  • The fire's main fuel sources were brush, ponderosa pine and mixed conifer, the site stated.
    — Angela Cordoba Perez, The Arizona Republic, 20 Apr. 2022
  • The solitary bees collect resin from conifers trees in the area, and use leaves to create the brood cells.
    — Krissy Waite, The Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2024
  • The fire continues to burn through mixed conifer with timber litter and dead and down trees.
    — Kieran Nicholson, The Denver Post, 7 Oct. 2019
  • The fire is burning through high desert forest of mixed conifer trees and shrubby grasslands.
    — oregonlive, 21 July 2021
  • These days, there are products to help avoid a prematurely crispy conifer.
    — Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 25 Dec. 2025
  • The group’s name is taken from a conifer research area where the practice center would be built.
    — Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2026
  • Unlike many other conifer plants, the scale-like needles don't dry out very fast indoors.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Dec. 2025
  • This conifer is prized for its lemony scent and bright, golden-green, needle-like foliage.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Nov. 2025
  • Unlike other conifers, though, larches lose their needle-like leaves each fall.
    — Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
  • These are the very places where willow, alder and, in time, conifer forests should establish themselves.
    — Lynda V. Mapes, The Seattle Times, 27 May 2018
  • If that’s the case, don’t be afraid to strategically rotate your conifer toward a wall.
    — Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor, 2 Dec. 2022

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