Yosemite National Park - Can you identify this pine cone? Female pine cones are pretty tough! They close their hard scales in cold weather to protect the seeds from freezing temperatures, wind,
![A spruce tree at the Arboretum has produced a rare batch of half male, half female cones | WBUR News A spruce tree at the Arboretum has produced a rare batch of half male, half female cones | WBUR News](https://media.wbur.org/wp/2023/05/triptych-cones-1000x807.jpg)
A spruce tree at the Arboretum has produced a rare batch of half male, half female cones | WBUR News
![Pine Cone Isolated On A White Background. A Mature Female Pine Cone Stock Photo, Picture and Royalty Free Image. Image 90870706. Pine Cone Isolated On A White Background. A Mature Female Pine Cone Stock Photo, Picture and Royalty Free Image. Image 90870706.](https://previews.123rf.com/images/tanya69/tanya691711/tanya69171100025/90870706-pine-cone-isolated-on-a-white-background-a-mature-female-pine-cone.jpg)