MY YARD IS FULL of eastern white pine trees, and every three years or so, it is full of pine cones. This is one of those years. Pine cones have fallen all over the yard, the sidewalk, the driveway.

A combination of factors has likely led to an unusually large amount of pine cones in Maine this year. In fact, it’s a “special” time in the cycle that only happens every five years or so ...

So, based on the widely observed bumper crop of pine cones this past fall, it's clear 2023 was a mast year for the pines made even more apparent by the overabundance of shredded cone debris on ...

But there’s one lesser-known, yet equally fascinating, method that could be right in your backyard: using a simple pine cone. Harnessing the natural properties of pine cones, gardeners can gain ...

Know how to ID a red pine tree. Red pines have craggy, reddish bark and 4- to-6-inch needles that grow in bundles of two. Scotch and Austrian pine cones, which have some similarities, will not be ...

Reviewing the wild world of evergreens can help gardeners and homeowners care for and maintain their landscapes.

On an umbrella pine, those are the pollen cones and the seed cones. Like many conifers, this tree forms females in the upper crown and males farther down. (Gender segregation!) ...

DNR locations will be accepting a bushel of red pine cones for $100 from September 1-30. ... The tree species is used to make forest products including lumber, posts, and pulpwood.

I decided to find the tree who sent me this pine cone message. I traced my vision from the crown of pine cones down the long trunk until I found the base of the tree about 15 feet away.

Among pine squirrels, cone selection can also occur within a tree on the basis of cone characteristics such as number of seeds per cone, cone hardness, and the arrangement of cones on the branches.