Author Topic: Pinecones wanted (Read 2826 times)

SwampDonkey · « **Reply #20 on:** September 21, 2011, 02:56:47 pm »

No Jack pine?

WDH · « **Reply #21 on:** September 21, 2011, 07:51:43 pm »

I have been recalcitrant in sending pine cones. You say that you have SYP, but what species? I gathered up some Table Mountain pine, some Pitch pine, and some Virginia pine to send you.

SwampDonkey · « **Reply #22 on:** September 22, 2011, 05:08:06 am »

Looks like red pine, red spruce, black spruce and balsam fir are also lacking. The fir however will fall apart when it dries.

thecfarm · « **Reply #23 on:** September 22, 2011, 06:04:56 am »

I've been watching a cedar tree for a while. It really has alot of cones on it. I will send some to you when they are ready.Still green for now.

woodtroll · « **Reply #24 on:** September 22, 2011, 10:02:40 am »

The SYP that I have is Slash Pine. Which the cones are almost identical to our Ponderosa.

woodtroll · « **Reply #25 on:** October 11, 2011, 11:09:30 am »

Cool,
Thanks WDH, I really like the cones. The Longleaf pine are surprisingly big.
And I like the table mountain samples.
It is nice to open a box that fills the room with pine smell.

Jeremy

WDH · « **Reply #26 on:** October 11, 2011, 08:53:51 pm »

Jeremy,

I have seen longleaf pine cones that were a foot or more long.

SwampDonkey · « **Reply #27 on:** October 12, 2011, 04:23:09 am »

Back in 1984, my mother brought back from Florida a bunch of them for Christmas decorations.

One time she wanted some white pine cones, I found a tree that was stressed by blister rust, and on the ground I filled two 100 lb burlap sac fulls. Typical of my mother, wanting something then not using them, I don't think she used many of'm.

WDH · « **Reply #28 on:** October 12, 2011, 07:07:39 am »

Send Woodtroll a sack full.

SwampDonkey · « **Reply #29 on:** October 12, 2011, 02:44:35 pm »

They've "disappeared" long before this.

woodtroll · « **Reply #30 on:** November 04, 2011, 06:22:10 pm »

Made a trip back east to visit family, I was able to pick up some Jack Pine.
I had forgotten how serotoneus they were. Also picked up some red pine from MN. and some Scotch in WI.
Now to start building.
Still taking any good samples.

WDH · « **Reply #31 on:** November 04, 2011, 08:21:36 pm »

I need to scrape up some sand pine, pond pine, and spruce pine for you. I remember that in Forestry School, one of the most feared tests was the pine cone test

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woodtroll · « **Reply #32 on:** November 06, 2011, 11:04:46 pm »

I do not want to cause fear.
I will save room for any more you send my way!

woodtroll · « **Reply #33 on:** December 21, 2011, 04:31:23 pm »

cfarm
Thanks for the cedar cones.

My pile of cones is looking good. Now to start labeling.
woodtroll

Mooseherder · « **Reply #34 on:** December 21, 2011, 07:25:27 pm »

Seems like we have thousands of cones down right now but it's only in the hundreds.

You got some of ours already.

thecfarm · « **Reply #35 on:** December 21, 2011, 08:08:47 pm »

I saw some nice fir ones on top of the tree. Tree was a small one,and probably would not amount to much.I cut it down for the cones, and as soon as I touched the cones they fell apart. Mother nature way of re seeding. There's always next year.

SwampDonkey · « **Reply #36 on:** December 21, 2011, 09:49:11 pm »

Yeah, as soon as those fir ripen they disintegrate.

Not really a cone, but a catkin, a yellow birch seed catkin looks like a cone. That would be interesting for a little fun. Only thing is, they are busting apart now to. On the skiff of snow we had last week with a 20 mile an hour wind the catkins dispersed a lot, seeds and bracts all over the snow. I have a mature yellow birch in the back yard and it produces a lot of catkins most summers. Even some of my planted yellow birch have catkins and they are only 11-12 years old now.

Didn't notice them this year though. A moose was out there in the birch, I see tracks. If you want moose in the back yard, just plant yellow birch.

Assuming your in moose country.

woodtroll · « **Reply #37 on:** December 22, 2011, 10:26:15 am »

I would take catkins. We have a little paper birch but no yellow birch.
I also like moose

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We are just out of their normal range. Every so often one wanders through and some one shoots the "big deer"

woodtroll · « **Reply #38 on:** April 25, 2012, 11:55:36 pm »

Hey got a box in the mail.
Thanks cfarm for the cones.

Again to all I will take anything that you may have, the shelf is not full yet.

Woodtroll

thecfarm · « **Reply #39 on:** April 26, 2012, 06:23:15 am »

You are welcome.

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