Stewart Robert Hinsley schreef
Stace says "female cones berry-like, with succulent +/- fused cone
scales"
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Stewart Robert Hinsley

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Yes, I had looked it up in the Oxford Encyclopedia of Trees, which says:
"the female cones consist of three to eight fleshy, pointed scales which
coalesce and finally form a more or less globular body or 'berry'."

I always feel uneasy when dealing with such highly technical matters. I will
be interested to see what Farjon comes up with when the Big Book on Conifers
appears (next year?).
PvR