tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post1374952626621683366..comments2024-03-19T00:17:41.069+13:00Comments on Timespanner: Kauri and KaitakaTimespannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11990716041045862669noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-55764440764957512112009-11-15T17:50:43.170+13:002009-11-15T17:50:43.170+13:00If you take a look at the Te Ara link above, Jayne...If you take a look at the Te Ara link above, Jayne, you'll see that both male and female cones change once they're ready for pollination. The male cones change colour and fan out, releasing the pollen which is caught by the female cones as their scales open up. Then the female cone shelters the developing winged seeds until it darkens, opens up, and releases them to the wind.Timespannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11990716041045862669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-91703007010642666922009-11-15T17:38:48.063+13:002009-11-15T17:38:48.063+13:00Ohh, those lovely cones almost look like Christmas...Ohh, those lovely cones almost look like Christmas baubles!<br />Do they get much bigger or change shape? I'm assuming they are the seed of the tree, do they open at some stage or do they need a particular weather phenomenon (like heat/fire that some Aussie trees require) to stimulate growth?Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02851305238478213940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-43657762310004221302009-11-15T10:57:15.845+13:002009-11-15T10:57:15.845+13:00If they're producing cones Ice then they are i...If they're producing cones Ice then they are indeed healthy. The trees are into the secondary stage of growth. The young trees have bronze coloured leaves and are quite sickly looking. After several years the growth changes and the bronze leaves are replaced by green growth.<br /><br />They look like they're quite happy in Downtown there. I still miss the Wind Tree Sculpture they had Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14894843346568503643noreply@blogger.com