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 ...

Look up, look down, and look all around because it appears to be another banner year for cones. Pine cones, spruce cones, fir cones when we talk “pine” cones it includes them all and today that’s just ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

MICHIGAN, USA — Making money all while helping plant trees is a pretty sweet deal, and you can capitalize on it next month. All you have to do is collect some pine cones. The Michigan Department of ...

A local organization is making an effort to bring back one of Lake Tahoe’s threatened trees. Sugar pines, once prosperous in the area, have dwindled since fungi, logging, fire suppression and ...

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