Cones should be picked from trees, because ones found on the ground are likely too old or wet. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources recommends picking them from red pine trees where ...

Red pines have craggy, reddish bark and 4- to-6-inch needles that grow in bundles of two. Scotch and Austrian pine cones, which have some similarities, will not be accepted.

Red pines have craggy, reddish bark and 4-to-6-inch needles that grow in bundles of two. Scotch and Austrian pine cones, which have some similarities, will not be accepted.