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claireplymouth

Conifer Seedling?

This is an unknown little seedling that appeared at the edge of my lawn here in coastal Plymouth, MA. I'm in a rural area with lots of woods nearby.

I let it grow because almost anything is more interesting to me than grass and it's getting pretty foliage. It's about four inches tall now and growing in part sun.

When I first saw that seedling, maybe last fall or late winter, it was only an inch or two tall and I thought it was probably a pitch pine but it seemed more compact. I've gotten other pitch pine seedlings nearby so this was reasonable. I protected it (so I wouldn't step on it or mow it) and more or less forgot about it until the new growth came in this spring. The new growth is very fluffy and this confuses me.

I think it's woody and probably a conifer but not a pine since the needles don't seem to be bundled.

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Closeup taken after heavy rain so the needles are more clumped.
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Does anybody know what this is?

Thanks,
Claire

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