Red squirrels love to stash away pine cones Sue Pike [email protected] I was out hiking with a friend when a red squirrel accosted us on the trail, clearly wanting something to eat.

And by the way, Doug firs produce fir cones, not pine cones. Pine tree, pine cones. Spruce tree, spruce cones. Cedar tree, ... The red squirrels chew off the tender new branch tips, ...

About 20 varieties of pine trees produce cones. Cypress, cone, spruce, and fir are a few. The cones are quite different in shape, color, and size and some hang on the tree for years and others ...

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 .

Pine cones, mainstay of the ecosystem, are exceptionally plentiful this fall. Robert Miller: Before you kick that pine cone, consider its purpose Register Citizen Logo Hearst Newspapers Logo ...

Red squirrels do well in an abundant year for spruce and balsam cones, eating as many as fifty a day. Introduced to Newfoundland for the first time in the 1960s, squirrels eat as much as two ...

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 ...