What will happen if pine cones are soaked in water?

Pinecones will shrink when soaked in water.

Pine cones are made up of fish scale-like scales. The outside and inside of the scales shrink and expand in different ways. When placed in water, the base of the pinecone's scales will absorb water and expand, causing the scales to bend inward and the entire pinecone to appear closed. At this time, the pine nuts are protected in the scales and will not escape.

When the weather turns fine and the pine cones dry, the scales will bloom and the seeds will be carried to the wind and scattered in all directions. Dry seeds on sunny days are lighter and can travel farther than wet seeds. To release their seeds at the optimum time, pine cones open their scales during warm, dry weather and remain closed during cold, wet weather.

Introduction to pine cones:

Pine cones, also known as pine cones, are the seeds of pinaceae plants and contain pine nuts when mature. About 6 to 10 cm long and 3 cm wide. The body is like fish scales and the color ranges from white to black. The cones mature in 2 years.

Pinaceae plants have strong adaptability to the environment and are widely distributed in my country with many varieties, such as Korean pine in Northeast China, Pinus sylvestris and Pinus tabulaeformis in North and Northwest China, Pinus Huashan in Southwest China, and Pinus tabulaeformis in Central China. Masson pine and other Pinaceae plants in the area are evergreen all year round, have tenacious vitality and are widely used. my country's edible pine tree species and natural distribution account for a large part of the world's distribution ratio.

There are many types of pine cone extracts, mainly polysaccharides, polyphenols, terpenes, flavonoids and other compounds. Among them, polysaccharide compounds are the most widely studied because of their various active values.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Pinecone