Backyard Mystery
Last night about ten large pinecones simultaneously fell from the top of the Norfolk Island Pine in my backyard, along with the tips of two branches.
These things are heavy, weighing at least several pounds each.
And they're falling from the top of the tree, which must be three or four stories high.
Fortunately no cats were in the vicinity at the time.
What would cause them all to fall at once, before they were ripe? Did squirrels chew them off? And if so, what were the squirrels thinking? The pine nuts in them haven't developed yet, and they're full of sap and sticky.
These things are heavy, weighing at least several pounds each.
And they're falling from the top of the tree, which must be three or four stories high.
Fortunately no cats were in the vicinity at the time.
What would cause them all to fall at once, before they were ripe? Did squirrels chew them off? And if so, what were the squirrels thinking? The pine nuts in them haven't developed yet, and they're full of sap and sticky.
posted by Cassandra at 9:06 AM
3 Comments:
I think the squirrels should be thanked - by their favorite nut-treats!! They did you a favor by "felling" the pinecones now, instead of when someone you like is sleeping under the tree!
And as for the immature pinecones themselves, I still think you should smack them a few times with the BIG hammer, and leave them out for a few days at least. See if the squirrels wanted what's inside those sticky icky heavy things! Or if not the squirrels, whoever chewed them down! Ten of them didn't just fall at once by themselves!! Gimme a break!
They're still laying there on the ground, and so far no one has shown any interest. Maybe it was a squirrel with nothing better to do.
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