Question......my blue spruce has it's normal Spring growth, but I just noticed

[a kennedy]

a red growth where normal new growth should be on quite a few branches at the top of the tree. Ok, just did a web check, and they’re the female cones.....the males cones are usually at the bottom and the females are at the top which gives a better advantage for cross population. Never have seen the red cones before, so this is good to know. N