Methods. To assess the biological potential of coniferous species in terms of the source of carotenoids the annual dynamics of accumulation of these pigments in the two-year needles of eight species of naturalized and Far Eastern plants were studied. Results. It was established that the maximum number of yellow pigments in the Far East recorded species - a juniper and a solid yew, the minimum - in the naturalized juniper hemispherical. conclusions. Plants with the highest content of carotenoids were identified: the Far Eastern species - a juniper solid (0.31 mg/g) and yew (0.30 mg/g), exotic species - yew form “low” (0.29 mg/g) and cypress Lawson (0.28 mg/g). The findings expand the idea of the synthesis of carotenoids coniferous species of plants and the possibility of using needles as an additional source of multivitamins, food additives and dyes.