Pinecones are not flowers, but they undoubtedly stand as a winter essential! Some cones can cling to a pine tree for a decade before maturing and dropping seeds. #DidYouKnow sugar pine trees can bear pinecones that can grow to 22 inches long! #Pinecones #PineTrees #WinterEssentials #SugarPine 📸: NationalParkService Image 1 & 2: Pinecones in rockcreeknps Image 3: A youth camp participant measuring a pinecone against her arm in lassennps