Artist paint brushes Clear acrylic spray Cut large pine cones into three sections, crosswise; smaller cones are best cut into two sections. Use a drill to make small hole in the bottom of each ...

These are willow pine cone galls. Like most galls, these began in early spring during the active-growth period for the plant and the egg-laying season for the midge.

Pine cones, in a way, made Minnesota what it is today. In the state's early colonial history, our towering white pines became the backbone of the lumber industry that Minnesota's major cities were ...

The makers and handcrafters at Master Sergeich craft stunning pine cone decorations gathered from the forest. 'Gray Divorce' ...

Place the bottom layer onto a cookie sheet. Brush around the edges of the bottom layers with the egg wash. Add about 1 ½ tablespoons of filling, keeping away from the edges by about ½-inch.

So, based on the widely observed bumper crop of pine cones this past fall, it's clear 2023 was a mast year for the pines made even more apparent by the overabundance of shredded cone debris on ...

But the high pine cone volume contributing to the phenomenon covering the ground now is expected to be fleeting. “Most likely, people will see fewer white pine cones next fall,” Livingston said.

But more pine cones can also mean the trees are producing more reproductive seeds as a way to deal with the stress of a dry or changing climate. It's a matter of survival: The tougher, drier the ...

Pine trees don't produce the same number of cones every year. In wet years, trees put more energy into growing than into reproduction, so they have fewer cones.