In detail
This is a cone of the Baltic pine. Pines are among the oldest living conifer families. There are around 100 pine species in the world, and only one of them, the Baltic pine, occurs naturally in Finland. Finnish forests are dominated by pine trees, which account for 44 per cent of the growing stock. Baltic pine (Pinus sylvestris)
The cone of the Baltic pine has a stiff axis with scales attached to it. A single pine tree can have hundreds of cones, and a single cone contains on average 20–30 seeds.
Pine trees can grow to a height of nearly 40 metres and reach an age of hundreds of years. The trunk, branches and roots of a fully grown pine tree comprise approximately one cubic metre of wood, sequestering more than one thousand kilograms of atmospheric carbon dioxide during growth.
Lähteet: The Helsinki Term Bank for the Arts and Sciences, PuuProffa.fi, Forest Finland
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