Assertion: giant sequoia's cone | /r/CapableOf | stay on the tree
Facets:
value: for twenty years
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: The cones take about two seasons to mature (Harlow 1979) and do not fall off of the branches - if squirrels do not cut them down, the cones will stay on the tree for as many as 8-10 years, proven by the growth rings on the cone stems (Crittenden 1977).
text: The cones, themselves, may remain on the tree for twenty years.