This tree, well a tree like it was alive 200 million years ago and rubbed shoulders with the dinosaurs.
Its spine-like needles acted as protection from ancient grazing animals now long extinct.
It can live for 1,000 years and grows to 50m high with a trunk diameter of over 3m. Its large seeds, pinones, take two years to mature.
My neighbours think I’m crazy 🤪 Cypriots don’t take photo of flowers, fruit or trees…. although they love seeing when I pass on foot.
Life is so much more on foot!
We whizz around in cars and often just don’t feel the beauty of our local nature.
2024 I begin my 3rd Year…
I have absolutely loved and embraced this challenge, I feel incredibly grateful to have discovered 365 when I was learning...
