Author Topic: Pinecones wanted (Read 2826 times)

woodtroll · « **on:** March 24, 2011, 05:43:32 pm »

We would like to set up a display for kids with many different pine cones.
I can come up with tons of cones... but they are all ponderosa.
If you would be willing to collect some of your local cones and send them to me, it would be greatly appreciated.
And yes I would take fir and spruce cones also. Larch too.
Please id them, save me some guess work.
Email me for the address
Thanks

SwampDonkey · « **Reply #1 on:** March 24, 2011, 06:27:27 pm »

Would be tough getting a balsam cone, they ripen and the wind blows and the cone and seed is like confetti on the wind. Spruce, larch and pine wouldn't be difficult to get except for snow in places under the spruces.

Too bad a fella couldn't send a yellow birch catkin, they look like a spruce cone. Be good to trip someone up.

How about white cedar cones?

beenthere · « **Reply #2 on:** March 24, 2011, 07:45:22 pm »

Any worry about shipping diseases with the cones?

SwampDonkey · « **Reply #3 on:** March 24, 2011, 08:11:08 pm »

Certainly may be a concern there. Personally, I was not offering to ship anything.

With that being said, universities ship material across the continent, green.

woodtroll · « **Reply #4 on:** March 24, 2011, 10:03:14 pm »

I am not to worried about disease. The cones will not be anymore of a risk then me taking a trip and bringing back a bag of cones. Or a gypsy moth on my grill, or ash borer, maybe something will infect our pine bark beetles.
I am not wanting seed, just the cones.

Catkins are a great idea.
Thanks

thecfarm · « **Reply #5 on:** March 25, 2011, 08:05:22 am »

I've got some white pines cones.Nothing pretty like others.Went down to the horse run in to make sure they were still there.Have a trash bag full.Wife was going to to something with them.The cones are nice and dry.Will have some hemlock too,whenever they come out.Still have snow on the ground here.

woodtroll · « **Reply #6 on:** March 25, 2011, 10:08:41 am »

That would be great.
We are hoping to mount some and have some for the kids to handle.
This will be an on going project as the cones develop.
Thank you

thecfarm · « **Reply #7 on:** March 25, 2011, 04:54:50 pm »

A box is on the way.

WDH · « **Reply #8 on:** March 25, 2011, 08:28:06 pm »

What is the timing? I am planning a trip to the North Georgia mountains where I can get some pitch pine and some table mountain pine, but that is a little over a month away.

woodtroll · « **Reply #9 on:** March 26, 2011, 09:28:03 am »

It will be on going. As pine cones come in I will incorporate them.
Currently I have Ponderosa pine, two different spruces and doug fir.
As we travel around we will be picking up more, especially depending on the quality and availability.
Just don't forget when you see a good specimen.

Mooseherder · « **Reply #10 on:** March 27, 2011, 08:23:05 pm »

If you would like these Slash Pine Cones from South Florida let me know.
PM me your address and they'll be on their way.

woodtroll · « **Reply #11 on:** March 31, 2011, 10:25:33 am »

Hey! The pony express came in with a box.
thanks thecfarm
The white pine cones came in and they look good.

woodtroll · « **Reply #12 on:** April 04, 2011, 03:22:01 pm »

Another box got dropped on my desk.
Thank You Mooseherder.
The slash pine cones are similar to our p pines, but thicker or more stout.

Mooseherder · « **Reply #13 on:** April 04, 2011, 03:51:33 pm »

We don't grow wimpy Pine Cones here in Florida.

WDH · « **Reply #14 on:** April 04, 2011, 08:47:32 pm »

Wait till he gets some longleaf

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SPIKER · « **Reply #15 on:** April 04, 2011, 09:53:50 pm »

send some sugar pine cones from out northern CA.

along whit some Sequoia which are rather un-impressive compared to others... I have addy, but the white pine cones have all but gone bad at my place.

Mark

WDH · « **Reply #16 on:** May 08, 2011, 07:51:39 pm »

Woodtroll,

Can you publish a list of the cones that you have? I got some for you this weekend that are not too common, table mountain pine and pitch pine. I would like to know what you have and what you don't have so I can do some collecting for you.

woodtroll · « **Reply #17 on:** May 08, 2011, 11:29:46 pm »

Sure, it is not real big yet. Most ever one had snow when we came up with the idea.
E.white Pine
Ponderosa Pine
Englemann Spruce
Norway Spruce (1)
White Spruce
Mugo Pine (2)
Slash Pine
Sugar Pine (1)
Doug fir

Thanks I look forward to seeing them. Show these kids there are more then one kind of pine tree.

WDH · « **Reply #18 on:** May 09, 2011, 09:13:34 am »

Good. I should be able to get you longleaf, shortleaf, loblolly, spruce, and sand pine as well. Let me get my boots on!

woodtroll · « **Reply #19 on:** September 21, 2011, 02:18:42 pm »

Hey all,
Just a reminder I am still wanting pinecones.
We have doug fir, ponderousa pine, e.white pine, limber pine, S Y P, lodgepole and white spruce, one sugar pine and one redwood.

It looks like this might turn into the kids 4h project.

Again
Thanks

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