:laugh: You all have me laughing so hard that I am crying here. :cry: :laugh:

Here is a full blown, mature pine cone:

 

There is nothing more exciting than seeing nature as it was meant to be. I shudder anytime I see a cone being manipulated and used as decorations for wreaths and such by selfish self-centered abusers of the pine.

So do all pine trees produce pine cones?

I agree with you about the needles. However, most of my youth was spent studying the intracacies of the non-photosynthetic scale leaf which (if I'm being honest here) I found to be quite exhilerating.

 

Fascinating!

:laugh: You all have me laughing to hard that I am crying here. :cry: :laugh:

 

It is troubling that you find our engaging discussion so funny. Maybe you can learn something and take it back to your class Monday.

So do all pine trees produce pine cones?

 

An excellent question:

 

Yes, all pines produce cones.

 

Pines are mostly monoecious, having the male and female cones on the same tree, though a few species are sub-dioecious with individuals predominantly, but not wholly, single-sex. The male cones are small (what gives?), typically 1-5 cm long, and only present for a short period (usually in spring, though autumn in a few pines), falling as soon as they have shed their pollen. The female cones take 1.5-3 years (depending on species) to mature after pollination, with actual fertilization delayed one year.

So do all pine trees produce pine cones?

 

Fascinating question UK. According to Anthony Brach, PHD, all pine trees (genus = Pinus L.) have fruits that are called pine cones. Some may find this hard to accept and perhaps even shatter their long-held beliefs that not all pine trees produce pine cones, but the simple fact is they do.

Fascinating question UK. According to Anthony Brach, PHD, all pine trees (genus = Pinus L.) have fruits that are called pine cones. Some may find this hard to accept and perhaps even shatter their long-held beliefs that not all pine trees produce pine cones, but the simple fact is they do.

 

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Brach is a Harvard man, so I'm sure he knows what he is talking about.

An excellent question:

 

Yes, all pines produce cones.

 

Pines are mostly monoecious, having the male and female cones on the same tree, though a few species are sub-dioecious with individuals predominantly, but not wholly, single-sex. The male cones are small (what gives?), typically 1-5 cm long, and only present for a short period (usually in spring, though autumn in a few pines), falling as soon as they have shed their pollen. The female cones take 1.5-3 years (depending on species) to mature after pollination, with actual fertilization delayed one year.

 

Wireman, you beat me to the answer which I fully expected because all BGP'ers know you are truly this board's mostly highly regarded Pine expert. I bow to your expertise and command of this most fascinating subject.

Wireman, you beat me to the answer which I fully expected because all BGP'ers know you are truly this board's mostly highly regarded Pine expert. I bow to your expertise and command of this most fascinating subject.

 

Pine is like my middle name :thumb:

I feel I've learned quite a bit from this thread. I can't wait to discuss the complexities of the pine tree with some friends tonight!

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Brach is a Harvard man, so I'm sure he knows what he is talking about.

 

I've always been told that if you are interested in studying the history of the Pine family, there is only one school, Harvard. Yale fails miserably in their attempt to match Harvard's Pine education.

I feel I've learned quite a bit from this thread. I can't wait to discuss the complexities of the pine tree with some friends tonight!

 

Pull this out on your next date and you're GOLDEN!

I feel I've learned quite a bit from this thread. I can't wait to discuss the complexities of the pine tree with some friends tonight!

 

If you wish, I'll give you my cell phone # in case you have questions later. Though, if I were you, I'd ask for Wireman's # because like I said earlier, there is none more knowledgeable than Wireman, resident Pine history expert.

I wouldn't be shocked at all to discover that BCG pulls out pine history on recruiting trips.