Many people imagine that pine cones—or the individual scales within the pine cone—are the tree's seeds, and by planting the pine cone you can grow a new pine tree. That's not the way it works ...

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 ...

This particular tree is a whitebark pine, heavy with a crop of cones. The crown cones in front of your face are the color of dark rich chocolate, encased in sap that protects them from the furious ...

Once pollinated, the tree's female cones develop as the seeds mature, and they are usually conical or round-shaped. The individual plates on the cones, known as scales, keep the seeds safe from ...

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Question: I would like some suggestions for what to do with all the pine cones that fall in my yard from the pine trees (other than just burning them, which There's not much use for pine cones ...

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 ...

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!) ...

From Sept. 1 – 30, red pine cones can be dropped off by appointment at six DNR locations: Marquette - Bob Tylka , 906-250-9225 Newberry - Jason Tokar , 906-440-1348 ...

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 ...