Assertion: fir's cone | /r/CapableOf | shed their scales
Facets:
value: at maturity
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: any tree of the genusof the family Pinaceae ( pine family), tall pyramidal evergreen conifers characterized by short, flat, stemless needles and erect cylindrical cones that shed their scales rather than dropping off the tree whole.
text: At maturity, the cones shed their scales while still on the tree; therefore it is rare to ever see an intact fir cone on the ground.