It is one thing to know about the life cycle of a tree. It is quite another thing to know about the life of a pine cone.
Today we parked our car near some low hanging branches of a Norway Spruce, and I could not help noticing little groups of tiny cones. Then I looked down and saw six inch cones under my feet. I had never thought that ‘pinecones’ did not start out at mature size. Did you?
I hadn’t thought about this. I do like to watch them open and close with the weather. They are alive even when on the ground.
Lisa – They are alive. I also have watched them respond to temperature changes.