The Gazette

Pine cones aren't just decoration. They're tools trees use to survive.

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 ...
Lancaster Eagle-Gazette

OSU Extension: A few fun facts about pine cones

Pine cones are everywhere this time of year. We see them on wreaths, in baskets, door-swags, and of course on trees and the ground. Aside from their decorating uses, pinecones play an important role ...
Post Register

More than just pine trees produce cones

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 ...
South Bend Tribune

Michiana pine trees are loaded with cones that will soon hit the ground. Here's why.

Look up the next time you pass a pine tree in Michiana — chances are it's loaded with cones. Conditions this season are ripe for an abundance of these woody reproductive organs of pine trees, and they ...
walb

Pine trees without the pine cones?

TIFTON, GA (WALB) - A Turfgrass scientist from Tifton is working to breed a tree with pine cones or pollen. For the past nine years, Wayne Hanna has been working to produce a coneless pine tree. Hanna ...
Oregonian

Mystery pine tree doesn’t lose its cones: Ask an Expert

Spring has sprung and gardeners are digging in. Got questions as you carry on? Get answers from Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State University’s Extension Service. OSU ...
MLive

You can pick pine cones to earn money, help DNR reforest Michigan

LANSING, MICH. -- The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is offering a novel way for people to make a little extra cash in the month of September. From Sept. 1-30, people can pick fresh pine ...
Duluth News Tribune

Ask a Master Gardener: Weather influences pine cone production

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 ...
fox17online

Michigan residents can make $100 for collecting a bushel of red pine cones

Michigan residents can make some money by collecting red pine cones. Several Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) locations will be accepting a bushel of red pine cones for $100 from ...
Kennebec Journal

There are a lot of fallen pine cones in Maine right now. Here’s why.

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Purdue University

South Bend Tribune – Michiana pine trees are loaded with cones that will soon hit the ground. Here’s why.

South Bend Tribune: Look up the next time you pass a pine tree in Michiana — chances are it’s loaded with cones. Conditions this season are ripe for an abundance of these woody reproductive organs of ...