The 7 Best Pinecones (Really!): Media

Not just for glitter or birdseed.

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Sugar pine

Pine cones of a sugar pine (Pinus lambertiana). The female cones of the...

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Coulter pine

Pinecone of a Coulter pine (Pinus coulteri). Known colloquially as “widow-makers,”...

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lodgepole pine

Pinecones of a lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta). These seratinous cones are...

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Pinyon pine

Pine cone and exposed seeds of the pinyon pine (Pinus edulis). Pinyon pines...

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Monterey pine

Cone of a Monterey pine (Pinus radiata). Grown for both lumber and pulp,...

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bristlecone pine

Open and closed pine cones of the Great Basin bristlecone pine (Pinus longaeva).

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Wind pollination

Windblown pollen from the male cone of a lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta).