Yosemite National Park - Can you identify this pine cone? Female pine cones are pretty tough! They close their hard scales in cold weather to protect the seeds from freezing temperatures, wind,
![Janis Ozolins on Twitter: "@SahilBloom That there are male and female pine cones. https://t.co/eXhbudpprr" / Twitter Janis Ozolins on Twitter: "@SahilBloom That there are male and female pine cones. https://t.co/eXhbudpprr" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FSqFQyhWQAgpKZE.jpg)
Janis Ozolins on Twitter: "@SahilBloom That there are male and female pine cones. https://t.co/eXhbudpprr" / Twitter
![Eastern White Pine Phenophase Definitions - Signs of the Seasons: A New England Phenology Program - University of Maine Cooperative Extension Eastern White Pine Phenophase Definitions - Signs of the Seasons: A New England Phenology Program - University of Maine Cooperative Extension](https://extension.umaine.edu/signs-of-the-seasons/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2014/03/male-cones-releasing-pollen-josh-fecteau.jpg)
Eastern White Pine Phenophase Definitions - Signs of the Seasons: A New England Phenology Program - University of Maine Cooperative Extension
![Composite of pine cones : 1. whole 5-month female cone; 2. longitudinal section through a female cone; 3. longitudinal section through a male cone; 4. whole male cone - UWDC - UW-Madison Libraries Composite of pine cones : 1. whole 5-month female cone; 2. longitudinal section through a female cone; 3. longitudinal section through a male cone; 4. whole male cone - UWDC - UW-Madison Libraries](https://asset.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/HL32SLT25LR3V8Q/M/h1380-9cb5c.jpg)