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A mature female big-cone pine (Pinus coulteri) cone, the heaviest pine cone A young female cone on a Norway spruce (Picea abies) Immature male cones of Swiss pine (Pinus cembra) A conifer cone, or in formal botanical usage a strobilus, pl.: strobili, is a seed-bearing organ on gymnosperm plants, especially in conifers and cycads.
Vishnu riding Garuda A winged human-headed Apkallu holding a bucket and a pine cone. From Nimrud, Iraq. 883-859 BCE. Ancient Orient Museum, Istanbul. Alkonost from Russian mythology, a bird with a woman's head. Almost all of the Anemoi (Boreas, Eurus, Zephyrus, Notus, etc.), most prominently in their depiction on the Tower of the Winds.
Men shown harvesting resin from longleaf pine trees Pinus palustris close-up Mature longleaf pine tree with a prolific number of female cones. Lake City, Florida, 1929 Lake City, Florida, 1929 Vast forests of longleaf pine once were present along the southeastern Atlantic coast and Gulf Coast of North America , as part of the eastern savannas .
The male cones are yellowish red, 5–12 mm (1 ⁄ 4 – 1 ⁄ 2 in) long. The female cones are green when young, maturing to reddish-brown or gray, 6–10 cm ( 2 + 1 ⁄ 4 –4 in) long; [ 18 ] they are pendulous, with persistent scales, unlike those of true firs.
The male cones are 2–3 cm (3 ⁄ 4 – 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 in) long, and are typically restricted to, or more abundant on, lower branches. Pollen cones develop over 1 year and wind-dispersed pollen is released for several weeks in the spring. Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir cones Left: Shuswap Lake, British Columbia, Canada
Cardinal bird. Widespread and abundant, the cherry red birds called Cardinals can be spotted throughout the United States and as far north as southeastern Canada. They are often observed adding a ...
They forage slowly on tree trunks and branches by poking their bill into pine cones. These birds also find food by searching for it on the ground. These birds mainly eat insects, seeds and berries. Their nests are deep, open cups, which are placed near the end of a tree branch. Pine warblers prefer to nest in pine trees, hence their names.