Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. In the biology of pine trees, the cone is actually not the seed at all, but a ...

The pine cone was so huge that as I passed a garage sale near home, I could see it from the road. And I knew I had to have it. Best of all, this wasn’t really a sale, rather a large pile of items no ...

Q: I’m wondering why there seem to be thousands of pine cones on the ground this year. I hope you can write an article and reference what might be causing this and if it may have any correlation to ...

One of the simplest examples of how plants adapt to ensure that their species survives is found in pine cones. Evergreen trees that produce cones are called conifers. There are more than 600 species ...

Close-up image of fresh red pine cone and needles (Michigan Department of Natural Resources) Know where to find Red pine trees? If you collect a bushel of red pine cones next month you could earn $100 ...

Pine cones open when dry and close when wet. In this way, pine seeds are released only under advantageous conditions, namely when it is dry and the seeds can be carried far by wind. Opening and ...

If you have pine trees in your yard or neighborhood you couldn't miss the masses of mature cones strewn over your lawn, the streets, and on the sidewalks this past fall making a much larger than ...

The first fossil evidence of a pine cone sprouting seeds has been preserved in 40 million-year-old amber. Seed germination typically occurs in the ground after a seed has fallen, but several embryonic ...

PINE CONE SIGHTINGS? We enjoy them throughout the year, in a variety of sweet settings. We may see the woodsy favorites in a potpourri bowl, or sitting atop a backyard fence, and crunching on one or ...