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[GingerPeach]

Martha mistakenly said her Luminaria pine cones were based on "redwood" cones.  They are lovely, but would be quite tiny if based on redwood cones.

As an amateur naturalist, I thought I should point out that large cones are from pines such as the Coulter pine.  (Redwoods are not pines, of course.)

Coast redwood cones

Giant sequoia cones

A Coulter pine cone (found mostly in S. Calif and northern Mexico)

[mspatmac]

Thanks for sharing, This is very interesting and  like to learn something new as often as possible.  That large one is fantastic.