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Purple cones
« on: June 14, 2007, 06:22:47 am »
Ok all you southern guys, here's one YOU don't see very often. ;D

 

This is pretty easy ;D
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Re: Purple cones
« Reply #1 on: June 14, 2007, 09:10:26 am »
Ok all you southern guys, here's one YOU don't see very often. ;D

You got that right ;D.  I am going to have to use a few gray cells on this one.
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Re: Purple cones
« Reply #2 on: June 14, 2007, 09:50:34 am »
Well, the fact that it's sitting upright let's me know what genus it is, but there are several different species that have purple-coned varieties.  Given your location, I have a pretty good idea which one it is, but I ain't sayin' yet ;).
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Re: Purple cones
« Reply #3 on: June 14, 2007, 10:10:49 am »
How do you know that the pic is not upside down ??? :D

Sprucebunny might be being sneaky.  It has happened here before, you know ;D.
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Re: Purple cones
« Reply #4 on: June 14, 2007, 10:24:07 am »
You're right, I know of at least one species of spruce with purple cones...but if I can't assume that the picture is right-side up, then I give up :D
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Re: Purple cones
« Reply #5 on: June 14, 2007, 11:04:05 am »
OK.  I have a pretty good idea too.  Where are all the Northern guys who should be jumping all over this one ???.

You reckon they are leaving all the thinking to the Southern Guys from UGA ??? ::) ;D.
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Re: Purple cones
« Reply #6 on: June 14, 2007, 11:39:35 am »
Probably a good policy :D ;) ;D 8)
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Re: Purple cones
« Reply #7 on: June 14, 2007, 11:47:32 am »
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Re: Purple cones
« Reply #8 on: June 14, 2007, 01:16:34 pm »
Self-portrait of a Missourian Texan ???  Is that you after cruising all day in the Texas heat? ;D  Or is there something else that you are trying to say :).
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Re: Purple cones
« Reply #9 on: June 14, 2007, 10:47:00 pm »
Me ? Sneaky ??? smiley_angel02_wings

The cones seemed to appear almost overnight and some of last years cones are still hanging on. What really fastinated me was how waxy the cones seem ;D
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Re: Purple cones
« Reply #10 on: June 14, 2007, 10:58:43 pm »
I have seen the odd purple cone but they never look that cool  8)

That's mighty fine photography.


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Re: Purple cones
« Reply #11 on: June 14, 2007, 11:39:38 pm »
Waxy it looks almost like a carved candle, very very nice. Since it looks like a small cone and small needles and like nothing around here im gona say its some kind of fir.
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Re: Purple cones
« Reply #12 on: June 14, 2007, 11:40:55 pm »
I like the way the cone sort of peeks through the foliage ;).
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Re: Purple cones
« Reply #13 on: June 15, 2007, 06:51:43 pm »
This was really just an excuse to post the photo ;D

I really like this tree.They remind me of bald cypress.

 

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Re: Purple cones
« Reply #14 on: June 15, 2007, 06:59:40 pm »
OK.  I have a pretty good idea too.  Where are all the Northern guys who should be jumping all over this one ???.

You reckon they are leaving all the thinking to the Southern Guys from UGA ??? ::) ;D.

Well, I blew this one.  Not at all what I thought it was :-\
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Re: Purple cones
« Reply #15 on: June 16, 2007, 07:43:34 pm »
Like a cypress cause they are durable and decidious softwoods :P Larix Laricina, Tamarack
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Re: Purple cones
« Reply #16 on: June 16, 2007, 09:52:33 pm »
I was way off too.  I was thinking it was some sort of fir because the cone was sitting upright on the stem.  The answer is obvious in the second photo, though.
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Re: Purple cones
« Reply #17 on: June 17, 2007, 01:30:24 am »
Yeah, Dodgy Loner.  We pretty much stink at this ;).
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Re: Purple cones
« Reply #18 on: June 17, 2007, 06:35:36 pm »
Like a cypress cause they are durable and decidious softwoods :P Larix Laricina, Tamarack

Yes ;D I'm still hoping to saw one up someday.

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Re: Purple cones
« Reply #19 on: June 17, 2007, 06:58:56 pm »
 ;D I knew you'd stump'm.  ;D

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Re: Purple cones
« Reply #20 on: June 17, 2007, 07:02:31 pm »
They didn't pay attention to the 'Tree Sex' thread. There is one cone similar there, only different species.  ;)

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