Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Unsolved Mystery (July 25, 2012)


Does anyone know what these are? Recently I noticed these pointy things growing on some trees. I wish I'd paid better attention to the kind of trees they were. I was near some Eucalyptus trees at the time but who knows? The remind me of spiked wrecking balls. My online searches aren't yielding anything when I search under "acorn cluster."


The moment I saw these I knew they would look cool painted in a metallic color. It brings out all their points and shapes. Now it looks like a cluster of birds. Gold birds? Sure.

If you have any info on these mysterious plant ornaments, please notify me immediately. I'm SO curious!

3 comments:

  1. My Google search was not very fruitful (ha!) until I put the word "eucalyptus" in with it. That clue of yours made a difference! It seems to be the fruit of the Eucalyptus lehmannii, aka "Bushy Yate." -Erica

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  2. Oh, thank you! I was so curious...You are my research expert...

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  3. SweetGum tree?
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquidambar

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