Do the cones have 3-pointed bracts or no bracts sticking out between cone scales?
3-pointed bracts
Cones have 3-pointed bracts; sticking out between the cone scales; needles 3/4 to 1-1/4 inches long; cones hang from twigs; buds are pointed with brown-red color
OR
No bracts sticking out between cone scales
Cones have no bracts sticking out between scales; buds are blunt or rounded; cones occur upright on the branches