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tree fruits
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Copyright: Franco Degani (degani) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 183 W: 0 N: 255] (2032)
Genre: Plants
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-09-28
Categories: Trees
Camera: Sony DSC F-828
Exposure: f/4, 1/250 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-12-01 1:59
Viewed: 320
Points: 8
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Thanks to Ori that said tha "these are male inflorescences of a cedar tree". In internet than I found that: "Cedar, in a strict botanical sense, refers to those trees belonging to the genus Cedrus in the coniferous plant family Pinaceae although the name is commonly used for other plants as well (see below). They are most closely related to the Firs (Abies), sharing a very similar cone structure. They are native to the mountains of the western Himalaya and the Mediterranean region, occurring at altitudes of 1,500–3200 m in the Himalaya and 1,000–2,200 m in the Mediterranean.
They are trees up to 40–50 m (occasionally 60 m) tall with spicy-resinous scented wood, thick ridged or square-cracked bark, and broad, level branches. The shoots are dimorphic, with long shoots, which form the framework of the branches, and short shoots, which carry most of the leaves. The leaves are evergreen and needle-like, 8–60 mm long, arranged singly in an open spiral phyllotaxis on long shoots, and in dense spiral clusters on short shoots; they vary from bright grass-green to dark green to strongly glaucous pale blue-green, depending on the thickness of the white wax layer which protects the leaves from desiccation. The cones are barrel-shaped, 6–12 cm long, and, as in Abies, disintegrate at maturity to release the winged seeds. The seeds are 10–15 mm long, with a 20–30 mm wing; as in Abies, the seeds have 2–3 resin blisters, containing an unpleasant-tasting resin, thought to be a defence against squirrel predation. Cone maturation takes one year, with pollination in September-October and the seeds maturing the same time a year later. Cedars are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Pine Processionary and Turnip Moth (recorded on Deodar Cedar)."

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Ciso Franco, semplice e graziosa, ottima messa a fuoco e colori piacevoli, bravo, ciao Silvio

Hello Franco,

Nice composition. Lovely colours.
Cheers,
Mariki

these are male inflorescences of a cedar tree. Ori

non so se l'hai fatto apposta,ma c'e' quella leggera sfocatura nelle pigne posteriori che da' un senso di movimento alla foto,molto bella,ciao Luciano

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