Postcard - Pine Cone
5”x7” postcard featuring an image from the Illustrating Canada Series. These also make a great print that can be framed.
The lodgepole pine is Alberta’s official tree. The cones of this tree are protected by a seal of pitch that requires fire or heat to release the seeds. This allows seeds to stay on the tree or on the ground for many years until disturbance provides suitable growing conditions. Many First Nations peoples used the wood from lodgepole pine for a variety of purposes, including poles for lodges, homes or buildings. In the spring, they stripped off long ribbons or "noodles" of the sweet succulent inner bark (cambium layer). It was eaten fresh in the spring, sometimes with sugar, or stored. (for.gov.bc.ca)
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5”x7” postcard featuring an image from the Illustrating Canada Series. These also make a great print that can be framed.
The lodgepole pine is Alberta’s official tree. The cones of this tree are protected by a seal of pitch that requires fire or heat to release the seeds. This allows seeds to stay on the tree or on the ground for many years until disturbance provides suitable growing conditions. Many First Nations peoples used the wood from lodgepole pine for a variety of purposes, including poles for lodges, homes or buildings. In the spring, they stripped off long ribbons or "noodles" of the sweet succulent inner bark (cambium layer). It was eaten fresh in the spring, sometimes with sugar, or stored. (for.gov.bc.ca)
** If you are only purchasing postcards, greeting cards or a calendar, please select “local pickup” in the shipping options and I will reach out to you with the shipping cost **
5”x7” postcard featuring an image from the Illustrating Canada Series. These also make a great print that can be framed.
The lodgepole pine is Alberta’s official tree. The cones of this tree are protected by a seal of pitch that requires fire or heat to release the seeds. This allows seeds to stay on the tree or on the ground for many years until disturbance provides suitable growing conditions. Many First Nations peoples used the wood from lodgepole pine for a variety of purposes, including poles for lodges, homes or buildings. In the spring, they stripped off long ribbons or "noodles" of the sweet succulent inner bark (cambium layer). It was eaten fresh in the spring, sometimes with sugar, or stored. (for.gov.bc.ca)