Backyard and Beyond

Starting out from Brooklyn, an amateur naturalist explores our world.

As John Burroughs said, “The place to observe nature is where you are.”

cones

  • Natural Object: Cones

    I have trouble distinguishing the baldycypress (T. distichum) and dawn redwood (M. glyptostroboides) trees, but the cones are quite different. Above, the baldycypress cones are to the left, the dawn redwood to the right. I have a house full of pods, seeds, and cones, I’ve never found very many baldycypress cones before. They break up…