Planting Cedars

Some Cedar trees have a bluish-gray look from far away,
this is because of the hundreds of berries on their branches.

 Only female cedars produce berries. 

These berries not only look gorgeous on the trees, but they are also an important food source for the birds.

Here is a funny fact about the cedar trees and birds relationship: 

Since these berries don't taste good, 

we can see birds just gobbling them down without savoring them. 

These seeds pass on through the bird's gut unharmed. 

And that's how cedar trees get "planted" around!

I took these pictures at the Platte River State Park.

Cedar trees are one of  the few green plants in the winter landscape of Nebraska.

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