Yesterday afternoon I was sitting out at the incense-cedar exhibit. There was a small breeze, and everything was damp from the recent rains. The deck of the exhibit was becoming scattered with these beautiful, amber cones falling from the incense-cedar. Usually a seed or two popped out as the cone landed and tumbled over. Mixed in the delightful precipitation of cones were bits of lichen, cedar leaves, small twigs and other vegetation. I retrieved a seed from the ground, and as I opened it, a golden liquid was released that was mildly sticky. I have yet to observe any animals eating these seeds, and I wondered if this lightly resinous juice helped deter them. I look forward to learning more about this tree.
