The pine cones, one by one, proceeded to jump/pop one to three feet in the air, going in all directions. This went on close to an hour. ... new baby cones are just beginning to form.

The sight of huge pine cones on the table at a recent longleaf pine exhibit at Norfolk Botanical Garden was all it took to make me perk up and take notice. Up to 10 inches long, longleaf pine cones… ...