Botanically, these are not considered flowers since gymnosperms do not have true flowers. The male strobili are oval, 8 to 10 mm long and occur mostly on the basal part of new shoots and mostly on older lateral branches in the lower crown. Trees may start to bear female flowers when 5 to 10 years old.
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