pine needles smell like tea tree oil with a pungent pine [SEP] first time ordering from this vendor wrapped well but box smelled like some spilled in shipping i ll check the box tomorrow and update if needed i bought the pine needles it s really not what i expected in smell like a pleasant colorado pine needle it smells like it s mixed with tea tree oil i think it may keep the mosquitos away kind of smells like off bug spray i was going to use it in my defuser but i think i ll hold off on that it s probably an acquired smell i m going to get some from another vendor to compare