There are 19 different species of conifer recorded on Raasay:
| Abies alba | Pinus nigra subsp. laricio |
| Abies procera | Pinus contorta |
| Pseudotsuga menziesii | Pinus mugo |
| Tsuga heterophylla | Sequoiadendron giganteum |
| Picea sitchensis | Thuja plicata |
| Picea abies | Juniperus communis |
| Larix decidua | X Cupressocyparis leylandii |
| Larix kaempferi | Araucaria araucana |
| Larix x marschlinsii | Taxus baccata |
| Pinus sylvestris |
Only the Juniper is native. The Yew and the Scots Pine, whilst native in the UK, are planted on Raasay.
Two of these need checking: Pinus nigra subsp. laricio and Larix kaempferi but in the meantime here are some pictures of Tsuga heterophylla (Western Hemlock-spruce) with this year’s male flowers looking fine at the moment:
Tsuga heterophylla in flower
and with last year’s neat little cones:
Tsuga heterophylla cones
Hopefully, the various needle lengths that give rise to the specific name heterophylla are obvious, too.
Here are two of our more elderly specimens of Abies procera (Noble Fir):
Abies procera
but there are many younger self-seeded specimens too.
