Re: Big Cone
- To: woodyplants@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Big Cone
- From: C* P* L*
- Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 02:11:29 -0600 (CST)
> I found a very large cone the other day, approximately 12-14" long, width
> about 3", seeds about the size of a quarter. (Dr. Kling if you are out there,
> dont be disappointed) It looks like a pine cone but could be spruce? It was
> in a residential neighborhood and I did not see any out of the ordinary
> conifers in the area although I did not look long. I am in the West Suburbs
> of Chicago, Zone 5. Any ideas?
Only thing that I can think of that might be that big and growing up
near Chicago would be Pinus wallichiana. I have a picture of a cone
taken two years ago at Spring Grove; you can view it at
http://www.mallorn.com/People/lindsey/pinwa50.jpg
The cones tend to be pretty resinous and large; the one in this picture
was about 12" long. The tree itself is reminiscent of a white pine,
although it's a lot more graceful and droopy (in part because of the
floppy needles that are about twice as long).
Does it look remotely similar? Of course, the other possibility is
that it came from someone's holiday decorations... ;)
Chris
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