Brought some lodgepole pine cones back for a friend

[loggerpete]

Just wondering how you get the seeds out of them?

 

[Kate Butler]

Don't they have to go through a fire to open up??

 

[forestryworks]

Don't they have to go through a fire to open up??

they do need fire, it's lodgepole's lifeline

i took a loblolly pine cone and put it on some foil in the oven at about 300 degrees - it'll open up, just make sure you watch it

i assume lodgepole pine cones will respond better though
give it a try