The following was received via email: Would somebody please identify this juvenile tree west of Elkford in the East Kootenays near the Brule Creek watershed. Thanks Stuart Cerny
Hello, This is likely a Douglas fir, Pseudotsuga menziesii (thanks to Douglas Justice for the suggestion). Univ of Connecticut Plant Database - Pseudotsuga menziesii The only image that I could find with the pink mass (the developing cone) was a local nursery's commercial site: Hillkeep Nursery - scroll down the page and click on the photograph to enlarge
