It’s not every day that you see big blue fir cones in Vancouver. The abies koreana is an endangered fir found in the mountains of South Korea. This is one of (at least) two such trees planted on the grounds of the UBC Botanical Garden. Photographed in early June.
W.H. SIM PHOTOGRAPHY 
Many know of the saying that blue and green should never be seen (together). It is always refreshing, therefore, when nature disagrees in such a spectacular way!
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🙂 🙂 🙂 true!
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So cool! Never seen these before.
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and now you can’t say that anymore! 🙂 🙂 🙂
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They are amazing! Great photo 🙂
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thanks, Elle! almost missed seeing this big pine cone tree until closing time! 🙂
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Phew!! Well caught! 🙂
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This is amazing, I have never seen blue cones.
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it’d be kinda cool to see these on Christmas wreaths 🙂
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Yes 🙂
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I’ve never seen that ! That’s very intriguing !
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aha! have you seen these? 🙂
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