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2. How collecting pine cones helps renew Oregon forests after ...

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   Once the pine cones are collected, they're brought to a network of nurseries, where the seeds are extracted and grown into seedlings. One million seedlings will plant about 4,500 acres of new forest.

3. Closed-cone conifer forest - Wikipedia

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   The most widespread naturally of the closed-cone pines is bishop pine (Pinus muricata), which can be found along the coast from Humboldt County, California in the north to the northwestern corner of Baja California in the south. Knobcone pine (Pinus attenuata) forests can occur further inland, on dry, rocky soils.

4. Conifer cone - Wikipedia

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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.

5. Coulter pine - Wikipedia

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   Each segment, or "scale", of the cone is tipped with a talon-like hook. Coulter pines produce the largest cones of any pine tree species and people are advised to wear hardhats when working in Coulter pine groves, although the slender cones of the sugar pine are longer. The large size of the cones, combined with the claw-like scales, has earned ...

6. Knobcone pine - Wikipedia

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   On the coast, the knobcone pine may hybridize with bishop pine (Pinus muricata), and Monterey pine (Pinus radiata). In the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada, knobcone pine is often a co-dominant with blue oak (Quercus douglasii). [7] The species is susceptible to fire, but this melts the cone resin, releasing seeds for regrowth. [4]

7. It's time for Mulch Madness! Here's what to know about the ...

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   Raw or insufficiently composted wood chips can crust over in summer making water penetration difficult. The active microbes in the soil that chomp away at those fresh chips can tie up lots of soil ...

8. Can You Compost Pumpkins? 10 Tips for Doing It Right (And ...

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   Whole pumpkin plants and leaves can be composted too as long as they don’t show signs of pests or disease. Pathogens and pests can survive all but the hottest compost piles, so it’s best to ...

9. Pinus mugo - Wikipedia

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   The mugo pine is used in cooking. The cones can be made into a syrup called "pinecone syrup", [15] "pine cone syrup", [16] or mugolio. Buds and young cones are harvested from the wild in the spring and left to dry in the sun over the summer and into autumn. The cones and buds gradually drip syrup, which is then boiled down to a concentrate and ...