{"id":11502,"date":"2026-02-16T17:17:30","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T16:17:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marimurtra.cat\/nomad-blackboard-cloudy-with-a-chance-of-pine-cones\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T12:07:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T11:07:36","slug":"nomad-blackboard-cloudy-with-a-chance-of-pine-cones","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/marimurtra.cat\/en\/nomad-blackboard-cloudy-with-a-chance-of-pine-cones\/","title":{"rendered":"Nomad blackboard: Cloudy with a chance of pine cones"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"11502\" class=\"elementor elementor-11502 elementor-6495\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08d150b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"08d150b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e14e38e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e14e38e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Nomad blackboard: Cloudy with a chance of pine cones<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7934847 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7934847\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b69fc25 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b69fc25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">An exceptional year for our araucarias<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84b5948 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"84b5948\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1800\" src=\"https:\/\/marimurtra.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Pissarres-nomad-blackboards.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11153\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marimurtra.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Pissarres-nomad-blackboards.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/marimurtra.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Pissarres-nomad-blackboards-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/marimurtra.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Pissarres-nomad-blackboards-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/marimurtra.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Pissarres-nomad-blackboards-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/marimurtra.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Pissarres-nomad-blackboards-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/marimurtra.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Pissarres-nomad-blackboards-1024x1536.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34720f2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34720f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At Marimurtra Botanical Garden, we share our space with some of the oldest and most fascinating trees on the planet: the araucarias. Native to the southern hemisphere, these \u2018living fossils\u2019 are conifers that existed millions of years ago and still amaze us today with their majesty. <\/p><p>Among the species we have at the Garden, the <em><strong>Araucaria bidwillii<\/strong><\/em>, also known as <em>bunya-bunya<\/em>, stands out. It is a monumental tree from Queensland (Australia), which can exceed 40 metres in height and produces some of the largest pinecones in the world. Each one can weigh more than 10 kg and contains up to a hundred large edible pine nuts.  <\/p><p>This year, 2025, has been special: our two specimens of <em>A. bidwillii<\/em> have produced around <strong>thirty pinecones<\/strong>, an exceptional figure compared to other years. In nature, this species tends to alternate years of low production with spectacular harvests, known as <em>mast years<\/em>. Several factors can influence this, such as the tree\u2019s internal cycles, water availability and even major global climate patterns. This year, rainfall has been significantly higher than in recent years, and this may have contributed to this spectacular result.   <\/p><p>So that everyone can discover them up close and safely, we have set up <strong>small display rafts<\/strong> under each tree, where you can see a whole pine cone, a bract and a pine nut. This is a unique opportunity to admire these natural gems up close, witnesses to an evolutionary history that connects us directly to the time when dinosaurs roamed the Earth. <\/p><p>Come and see them: this year, the Garden is treating us to a botanical spectacle that is not seen every day.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nomad blackboard: Cloudy with a chance of pine cones An exceptional year for our araucarias At Marimurtra Botanical Garden, we share our space with some of the oldest and most fascinating trees on the planet: the araucarias. 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