We occasionally collect really tiny pine cones that are less than 1"x1/2" and if we have them on-hand then we will toss a few into your tiny pine cone order for free!
These hand picked tiny cones smell great and are a welcome addition to any craft or art project.
* Sizes are approximate since each Tahoe pinecone is unique. Height is how tall the pine cone is when standing upright and the width is measured at the widest part of the cone.
Wikipedia Description of Conifer Pinecones.
A cone (in formal botanical usage: strobilus, plural strobili) is an organ on plants in the division Pinophyta (conifers) that contains the reproductive structures. The familiar woody cone is the female cone, which produces seeds. The male cones, which produce pollen, are usually herbaceous and much less conspicuous even at full maturity. The name "cone" derives from the fact that the shape in some species resembles a geometric cone. The individual plates of a cone are known as scales.
The male cone (microstrobilus or pollen cone) is structurally similar across all conifers, differing only in small ways (mostly in scale arrangement) from species to species. Extending out from a central axis are microsporophylls (modified leaves). Under each microsporophyll is one or several microsporangia (pollen sacs).
The female cone (megastrobilus, seed cone, or ovulate cone) contains ovules within which, when fertilized by pollen, become seeds. The female cone structure varies more markedly between the different conifer families, and is often crucial for the identification of many species of conifers.
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