Red and blue dyes isolate parts of the interior of a male pine cone, sliced lengthwise and magnified 20 times. Pollen-filled sacs surround the pine cone’s central axis. By Annie Roth ...

Collecting a bushel of red pine cones this fall could earn you $100 and help the Michigan DNR plant ... which can hold moisture and ruin the cones. Tag bags on the inside and outside with your ...

Pine cones have to be one of the least expensive Christmas decorations. Many of you can just walk out to your yard and pick up a bushel. Our purpose was to have an all-red tree, a variety of red ...

The donated pine cones help the Michigan DNR replenish red pine seed supplies, which are in high demand. Below is the DNR identification flyer. Learn more at Michigan.gov/Forestry .

You can create unique pine cone jewelry designs by pairing small pine cones with beads, wire, and chains. Embrace current pine cone accessory trends by crafting earrings, necklaces, or bracelets.

Each bushel of red pine cones will earn you $100. The DNR is looking for pine cones that are fresh off the tree and stored properly—not in burlap or plastic bags, which can ruin the pine cones ...

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources will accept a bushel of red pine cones, which is approximately two 5-gallon buckets. They should be stored in a cool, dry place in mesh bags.

Red pine cones are mature when they have turned from green to purplish with red-brown tips. Use clippers to snip these mature, unopened cones at the base of the branch. Wear gloves so your hands ...

In order to have enough seeds for a single year's worth of seedlings, the DNR needs to buy more than 120 bushels of cones. Not every red pine cone is worth gathering, ...

Pine cones have to be one of the least expensive Christmas decorations. Many of you can just walk out to your yard and pick up a bushel. Our purpose was to have an all-red tree, a variety of red ...