Thread: Cook Pine timber

Originally Posted by BobL

One of the interesting things the Wikipedia entry for these trees shows is that no matter where Cooks pines are growing on earth they tilt slightly toward the equator - north in the southern Hemisphere and South in the northern hemisphere.

Probably a result of the tendency of any plant to grow towards the available light. Being a tall slender and a very dominant emergent tree that towers above all competitors it is most likely growing towards the equator because there is logically perhaps more hours of sunshine to the north in the southern hemisphere and vice versa. (latitude dependent of course).

So, I guess they grow vertically at the equator and develop more lean progressively towards the poles??? and rather confused if they could grow at the poles.


Reminds me of a postulation put to a few gathered at the Prossy Turnout "Did you know that when a tree is felled in Australia it always falls towards the coast."

Originally Posted by Mobyturns

... So, I guess they grow vertically at the equator and develop more lean progressively towards the poles??? and rather confused if they could grow at the poles. ...

Well, logically, they would grow horizontally at the Poles - and always point south, even when pointing in opposite directions.

... Reminds me of a postulation put to a few gathered at the Prossy Turnout "Did you know that when a tree is felled in Australia it always falls towards the coast."

Yep, definitely correct - the East Coast, the West Coast, the North Coast or the South Coast.