Up above, trees are gloriously busy right now, their leaves a radiant green in the sunshine. They're gleefully photosynthesizing with all their might, but that's not all that those trees are doing ...

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Pine nuts, also known by their Italian and Spanish names, pignoli and pinon (often spelled “pinyon”), come from specific varieties of pine trees, about 20 worldwide, that produce edible seeds.

Pine cone fragments are neatly arranged in a circle around the squirrel’s perch. Synchronized conifer masting cycles — or the yearly variation in the number of cones produced — vary by species.

They deftly pried seeds from cones and either ate them immediately or tucked them into their crops to be eaten during the long, chilly night. Pine siskins are seed generalists and they harvest seeds ...

Most pine cone seeds are edible and not poisonous, but experts say Norfolk Island pine and yew trees are not true pine trees and both are toxic and should be avoided.

If the pine cone production cycles are more erratic, the insects can't adjust to the cycle and prey on the seeds and cones. Pine trees can be expected to have a bumper crop of pine cones every ...

You might wonder why pine trees' seeds need protecting and how the cone helps. Pine seeds are very small and attached to the end of wing-shaped membranes.

Oregon State University research has uncovered the first fossil evidence of a rare botanical condition known as precocious germination in which seeds sprout before leaving the fruit.

Unique fossil: Seeds sprouting from an amber-encased pine cone. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2021 / 11 / 211116131739.htm ...

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 ...

In this Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019, photo Ponderosa pine cones sit on a tree stump after being cut open during a demonstration at Bandelier National Monument near Los Alamos, N.M.