#Largest Pine Tree

How to get your hands on some pine nuts! #pine #nuts #forage #alien #identify

Bless you. Pinus elliottii, or slash pine, is producing clouds of yellowish pollen in the Carnivorous Bog of the Susan Garver Family Discovery Garden. Since this tree is an angiosperm, it does not produce flowers but instead creates male and female cones called strobili. These male cones (always purple in color on slash pines) disperse pollen via a process called wind pollination. Then it’s a game of luck — will the pollen attach to the female reproductive part of another slash pine, or will it be inhaled by an unsuspecting horticulturist downwind, causing an involuntary reaction known as sternutation (achoo!) #pollen #pinecone #achoo

Scots Pine! With the pine cones being nibbled by squirrels! They just can't resist the delicious pine nuts 🐿️

REPOST @nysdec:  Do you know your cones?  In New York State, you can find several native and non-native tree species that grow cones (AKA “conifers”) and we’ve included an example of just a selection of some of them here. But there are a lot of mis-cone-ceptions about conifers! Check out the facts below and file them away to impress your pals on your next woods walk:  🌲 Not all cones are pinecones. Pinecones only come from pine trees, but there are also spruces, firs, hemlocks, and other trees that grow cones. 🌲 And not all conifers are evergreens. In New York, we have the tamarack—a tree with cones that drops all its needles each year.  🌲 Some cones, like those of the jack pine, are “serotinus.” This means they have a resin coating and require wildfire to release their seeds. 🌲 A cone holds seeds, but it is not a fruit. Conifers are gymnosperms, a group of seed-producing plants that don’t make fruit. The word gymnosperm comes from Greek roots and means “naked seed.”

Your next forest walk will never be the same after learning these pine cone secrets. From predicting weather to following perfect mathematical spirals, these aren’t just tree droppings — they’re nature’s hidden masterpieces. Save this for your next outdoor adventure. #pineconesecretsrevealed #forestwalkfinds #naturehiddenfacts #outdoorexplorationguide #wildernessknowledgeshare

Pine cones 🌲 Let’s talk pine cones…. Foraging for supplies…

This is the knobcone pine (Pinus attenuata) This species is native to the coastal mountains of southern Oregon and most of western California, and you bet your butt I'll be visiting it on the Year of the cone. You know what to do. God I hope these videos get better. #yearofthecone #treesandotherrealtedtopics #trees #cones #coolhats Thanks to @brickxbronson for the hat!

I told you yesterday how I’m kind of a pine needle hoarder. Sounds a little ridiculous, but if I could describe my relationship with my pine trees in a sentence, it would be “Needles, needles everywhere—but none that I can reach.” 😝

Scots Pine is the most widespread tree in the world, with a native range that stretches across Eurasia. It was brought to North America by early settlers. So, does it belong here? And what does it mean for a tree to “belong” anyway? It’s okay to appreciate any tree, native or non-native. But when choosing new trees to plant, native trees are the best choice for supporting local ecosystems.

Worlds Oldest Trees: Bristlecone Pine Forest - An ancient forest, home to trees older than the Egyptian pyramids, survives in one of California's most harsh and unforgiving environments.

Your next forest walk will never be the same after learning these pine cone secrets. From predicting weather to following perfect mathematical spirals, these aren’t just tree droppings — they’re nature’s hidden masterpieces. Save this for your next outdoor adventure. #pineconesecretsrevealed #forestwalkfinds #naturehiddenfacts #outdoorexplorationguide #wildernessknowledgeshare

Got pine beetles? They kill pines by the dozens. This is a sign that you have or will have dead pines soon.