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Name: Bridger
Status: student
Grade: 4-5
Location: MT
Country: USA
Date: Spring 2012
Question:
I found a pinecone that was a double pinecone growing as one pinecone. How does this happen?


Replies:
Perhaps they are sharing the same stalk (peduncle). The following may be helpful:

http://www.pinetum.org/Lovett/pinecones.htm

Sincerely, Anthony R. Brach, PhD Missouri Botanical Garden c/o Harvard University Herbaria


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