years ago, when I was working on my guidebook to the national parks of Canada, I was introduced to the Limber Pine (Pinus flexilis) as part of a Parks interpretive walk. I still remember him showing us how it could even be gently knotted, with maybe one loop. this would have been in Alberta, maybe Banff. then when I went to similar habitats, I would look for them and do a little "bend test". really stayed with me. and the piney woods of Florida around Gainesville, where the trees was gashed in that chevron cut, for collecting sap for turpentine. My father told me a wonderful story of watching the gathering, not unlike maple syrup processes. with the talleyman going around on a buckboard, with mule, to take the buckets from each worker. this would have been the long-needle pine?
in searching to see if the opening of the cone was recorded somewhere I found this timelapse - other readers, enjoy! https://youtu.be/3vNaJUIh0Po
Thanks Justin, this is a great timelapse video and a fitting follow-up to my essay.
years ago, when I was working on my guidebook to the national parks of Canada, I was introduced to the Limber Pine (Pinus flexilis) as part of a Parks interpretive walk. I still remember him showing us how it could even be gently knotted, with maybe one loop. this would have been in Alberta, maybe Banff. then when I went to similar habitats, I would look for them and do a little "bend test". really stayed with me. and the piney woods of Florida around Gainesville, where the trees was gashed in that chevron cut, for collecting sap for turpentine. My father told me a wonderful story of watching the gathering, not unlike maple syrup processes. with the talleyman going around on a buckboard, with mule, to take the buckets from each worker. this would have been the long-needle pine?
A Coulter pine cone "bears a sharp tusk long enough to make a male warthog proud." We appreciate your point!!