Saturday, May 09, 2009

What is a conifer

What is a Conifer ?


Most evergreens are conifers but not all conifers are evergreen...

Conifers produce wood that is called "softwood." AHA ! But, A tree that produces "soft" wood is not a tree whose wood is soft to the touch...

Examples of conifers :
Cedar trees
Cypress trees
Hemlock trees
Pine trees

One more interesting fact.
Did you know that all of the trees considered conifers bear cones -
but not the kind you need for ice cream.

this gardening and tree stuff can be confusing at times...

;)

Evil Missy in the garden

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