robutacion
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Hi peoples,
I have been claiming that, the 66 wood species in my list from this area, are about 1/3 of what I believe is around, between government land and land owned privately so, this is one tree (the only one I know/saw in town that was planted long ago as part of a long strip of land dividing the highway and some town building.
I went pass them, literally hundreds of times and while looking at them, and or, the many tree species planted in there, I remembered to have seem 3 or 4 that looked identical and some sort of exotic pines/conifers but, never taken much notice as I have already a few of them.
This time, I was driving very slowly and happens to be looking at some cones that were close to the road and on the very last tree of that strip when, I noticed something different so, backed-off a little and stopped to have a closer look.
I looked on the ground first, looking for some that may have fallen but, I failed to see any, the only thing that soil under that tree was covered with was some sort of brown petals like those from roses...!
With the aid of a long stick, I manage to lower one of the branches down, enough for me to collect (separate) half a dozen of this strange heavy cones that were very different of what know and seen so, I got really intrigued.
Decided to get the camera, take a few pics of the tree and other stuff, hopping that they would help me to identify this tree species but, when I done a Google search, the closest thing I saw was a pic taken by someone and that was on sale as a computer/desktop screen-saver, with absolutely no information about the contents of the pics, which was a shame...!
I thoughts where, use those pods/cones for making pen blanks with (Resifills) so I slice one up when I got home and soaked the inside with thin CA as I could see that, the cone was formed exactly the same way as a rose flower, where the petals, at this time all close it, were making the cone quite solid but, as soon as it dries or nature tells them to open, the whole thing starts to separate/open and petals start to fall, together with the seeds that are present in between the petals.
The one I sliced and soaked with CA, looks exactly the same as when I done it a couple of weeks ago but the other I picked-up at the same time, and that were totally closed, are now opening...!
Apart from being very pretty, the same goes for the leafs/needles formations/colour, I have not worked out how I'm going to utilise these type cones, or if I'm going to use them in the first place however, I would like to find out what tree species this one is so, I share here with everyone the pics I took and hopefully, someone will identify it successfully...!
So what do you thing, it is...???
Cheers
George
I have been claiming that, the 66 wood species in my list from this area, are about 1/3 of what I believe is around, between government land and land owned privately so, this is one tree (the only one I know/saw in town that was planted long ago as part of a long strip of land dividing the highway and some town building.
I went pass them, literally hundreds of times and while looking at them, and or, the many tree species planted in there, I remembered to have seem 3 or 4 that looked identical and some sort of exotic pines/conifers but, never taken much notice as I have already a few of them.
This time, I was driving very slowly and happens to be looking at some cones that were close to the road and on the very last tree of that strip when, I noticed something different so, backed-off a little and stopped to have a closer look.
I looked on the ground first, looking for some that may have fallen but, I failed to see any, the only thing that soil under that tree was covered with was some sort of brown petals like those from roses...!
With the aid of a long stick, I manage to lower one of the branches down, enough for me to collect (separate) half a dozen of this strange heavy cones that were very different of what know and seen so, I got really intrigued.
Decided to get the camera, take a few pics of the tree and other stuff, hopping that they would help me to identify this tree species but, when I done a Google search, the closest thing I saw was a pic taken by someone and that was on sale as a computer/desktop screen-saver, with absolutely no information about the contents of the pics, which was a shame...!
I thoughts where, use those pods/cones for making pen blanks with (Resifills) so I slice one up when I got home and soaked the inside with thin CA as I could see that, the cone was formed exactly the same way as a rose flower, where the petals, at this time all close it, were making the cone quite solid but, as soon as it dries or nature tells them to open, the whole thing starts to separate/open and petals start to fall, together with the seeds that are present in between the petals.
The one I sliced and soaked with CA, looks exactly the same as when I done it a couple of weeks ago but the other I picked-up at the same time, and that were totally closed, are now opening...!
Apart from being very pretty, the same goes for the leafs/needles formations/colour, I have not worked out how I'm going to utilise these type cones, or if I'm going to use them in the first place however, I would like to find out what tree species this one is so, I share here with everyone the pics I took and hopefully, someone will identify it successfully...!
So what do you thing, it is...???
Cheers
George
That should make some very interesting blanks! I have seen those type before. 
