This is a picture of a Jackpine....a pretty 'scrubby' tree of the evergreen family.
The cones are green when they are young and dry so compact and hard that they can't be broken with the blow of a hammer....( the gray ones in the background).
But mother nature is no fool.....what she has done is provided the Jackpine with a disaster-proof system of regeneration.
The only 'event' that will crack open a Jackpine cone and start it germinating .....is a forest fire!!
Thus it is one of the earliest trees to recover after a fire....up here anyway.
That's your 'info-photo' for today. LOL
very interesting picture and comment on it; I didn't know what you tell about the cones.
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Interesting plus it makes for a gorgeous image!
ReplyDeleteLovely image and interesting facts.
ReplyDeletefabulous composition draws the eye into the center and allows it to linger and absorb the beautiful image!
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