pinecones photos on Flickr

2

1

Gold Pinecones - Two gold pinecones.. To Download this image without watermarks for Free, visit: www.sourcepics.com/free-stock-photography/24696618-gold-p...

Pinecone by laughingheir

1

No small feat considering how wiggly he is!

Pinecones by Thalion83

1

View On Black

Pinecone by colleen h.

1 1

Here we have the female pine cone, fallen down from her glorious tree. Before she fell, she probably mingled a bit with a male pine cone or too to get some of his pollen to fertilize her seeds (dirty lady). Just like human ladies, this lady cone ovulates and allows it's ovules to be turned into seeds upon fertilization -- of the right man's pollen of course! The male pine cones have evolved to be these small little wormy bean things. They're usually found clustered together, where the females are spread out a bit. This pine cone probably spread its "leaves" many times before it fell every so sadly from the tree. The "leaves" open up to catch the pollen and close to complete fertilization or mature fully. Nifty little things, aren't they?

A beautiful thing about these pine cones is there signature spiral design. Their little wooden pedals are actually modified leaves -- short, thick, woody and strong as they've needed to be to protect its precious seeds and survive the seasons.

Pine cones are the reason these conifers are able to sexually reproduce! They seem to show as much apical dominance in their structure as the trees themselves.

pinecone by jeff staecker

1

Liked the pinecone and tried to place in an interesting setting

“Pinecone” with light by Fedelis Lau En Toung

Direction：Top

Quantity：Few

Quality: Contrasty

Time: Afternoon

Composition：Pattern

Angle： Low

Pinecone (obviously) by Rockwood Pond

2 11

The entrance to the Evergreen Cemetary is lined with pines.

pinecone by .Samantha.

Pinecone by Patrick Ford

Pinecone closeup by Tom Mangan

On Wolf Rock Trail at Stone Mountain (NC) State Park

Pinecone Babies by snowgen

1

I was walking through the woods and saw these pinecones that are just starting to develop on this evergreen.

PINECONE by dotjanine

Saw this pinecone and decided to play with the colors. The shape was excellent and the placement on the street gave a fine gravely look. When I started changing some of the colors I got this wintery look and decided I liked it. Think I might put it onto some cardstock and see if it still looks good as a holiday card.

Pinecone by mom2rka

Kelsey was very proud of the pinecone she found.

pine cones by Wing Collar

pinecone fight by c banger

1

Pinecone by snakeb8

Geocaching Hiking

Pinecones by Seth Dewey

1

Ponemah Bog, Amherst, NH

Pinecone Trail by bongopix

Some pinecones earlier in the trail.

Pinecone by David Finch

2

Nature's litter. It's something I can live with. :)

Baby pinecones by Monceau

Pinecone by C M

Pinecone by Edward Hall

pinecone in ice by Margaret Oomen

blogged at www.resurrectionfern.typepad.com/

Pinecones by Marcel Tarnogorski

Pinecone attached to a branch by Monceau

1

Pinecone Close Up by daveflow8877

Pinecone Close Up - A close up of a plain pinecone.. To Download this image without watermarks for Free, visit: www.sourcepics.com/free-stock-photography/24696647-pineco...

pinecone by Sherm Wilson

2 1

Pinecone Forest by Sharron