What tree did this come from?

[Backwoods Savage]

I can just about picture it. Many will want to say pine. Okay, but what pine?

 

[Delta-T]

thats a pretty long cone you got there. I have no guess on tree species, but I bet its a fairly large one. Thats about 2X the size of any white or yellow pinecone around here.

 

[smokinj]

fir tree?

 

[thewoodlands]

I can just about picture it. Many will want to say pine. Okay, but what pine?

Austrian Pine, thats my guess.

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[Backwoods Savage]

I should have posted that I picked these up in northern California. I looked all over the area but could not determine what tree they came from. The ground was pretty steep there so it may have fallen from a long ways up the mountain.

 

[smokinj]

I should have posted that I picked these up in northern California. I looked all over the area but could not determine what tree they came from. The ground was pretty steep there so it may have fallen from a long ways up the mountain.

STil going with fir....lol

 

[Adios Pantalones]

Sugar pine: they grow in mountainous parts of OR and CA, and the cones get that big (up to 24").

 

[thewoodlands]

[quote author="Backwoods Savage" date="1279919239"]I should have posted that I picked these up in northern California.

Sugar Pine. Sav found this on the net, always late to the show.


http://www.pineconefestival.com/facts.html


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[smokinj]

Sugar pine: they grow in mountainous parts of OR and CA, and the cones get that big (up to 24").

good answer

 

[Delta-T]

Dennis- how much would you guess that thing weighs? When camping I always make sure I dont pitch tent under "widow maker" branches, but I bet one of those bad boys falling from 100ft+ could really be bothersome.

 

[thewoodlands]

Sugar pine: they grow in mountainous parts of OR and CA, and the cones get that big (up to 24").

Adios good call.

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[smokinj]

Sugar pine: they grow in mountainous parts of OR and CA, and the cones get that big (up to 24").

Adios good call.

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you had it to, about 2 sec's late lol

 

[Adios Pantalones]

LOL- I'm sure we crossed posts

 

[thewoodlands]

LOL- I'm sure we crossed posts

Yes, my old coach always said if you only were a step faster. :coolgrin:

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[smokinj]

LOL- I'm sure we crossed posts

Yes, my old coach always said if you only were a step faster. :coolgrin:

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Yep are coach always said to white to fight and too thin to win....He was a funny man, with a good team!

 

[Skier76]

I know pine burns hot and fast....could you imagine tossing that into the stove?

 

[thewoodlands]

I know pine burns hot and fast....could you imagine tossing that into the stove?

Skier76 any damage your way from the last storm? Went north and south of us.

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[Skier76]

Zap,
In CT we dodged the bullet. The storms hit north and south of us...just some heavy rain and rumbles of thunder. I know other people had it way way way worse than we did. I'm sure they're still cleaning up.

I'll report back regarding VT; heading up tonight. No calls from the neighbors, so that usually means nothing fell on the house. :lol:

 

[Backwoods Savage]

Dennis- how much would you guess that thing weighs? When camping I always make sure I dont pitch tent under "widow maker" branches, but I bet one of those bad boys falling from 100ft+ could really be bothersome.

Actually it is very light. Pretty much like the cones we have around here. I doubt it would do any damage but still, I wouldn't want one dropping onto my head!

 

[andybaker]

Hey Dennis, Those look like cones from Sugar Pines. I saw a bunch of them on the ground in Yosemite when I was out there several years ago. I remember remarking about long they were, some were over 14". I would have brought some home but they had way too much sap on them. Instead I grabbed some smaller ones, about 7"or 8" long and much wider and fuller. We have them in a basket as a decoration, people still ask, "where did you find such large pine cones" and then I'll tell them the story of the sugar pine cones that dwarf these.