I designed these socks, as I went up north and there were many pine cones around the area. After finding all these pine cones. I did some research and found interesting information on the pine cone.
Pine cones ( referring only to the true female cones) have a peduncle (stem) which attaches to the branch (usually the upper branches) of the tree and this continues through the entire length of the cone as the rachis (axis). Multiple cone scales arise along the length of the rachis in a helical fashion to give the cone most its mass and characteristic external appearance. The cone scales each carry two ovules which usually develop into seeds on their ventral (the side closer to the distal end of the cone) surfaces. Hence these scales are also called ovuliferous scales or seed scales. Lack of pollination, genetic defects or other mishaps may result in sterile (or no)seeds. A smaller bract scale subtends and merges with the cone scale dorsal surface and is quite inconspicuous. (The bract scales can be clearly seen on Douglas fir cones because they are longer than the seed scales and protrude as the familiar trident tags.)
the male gamete also incorporates the name cone, such as the “male cones” or “pollen cones,” but these structures are clustered, are much smaller and deteriorate quickly. They really shouldn’t be called cones, although there is not a good common term for them. These “male cones” are properly called microsporangiate strobili, which is not an easy common usage term. Also the term “catkins” (from cat tails) which is used in the case of the angiosperms doesn’t describe them well and is not commonly used for gymnosperms. The pollen shed from the microsporangiate strobili is carried to the megasporangiate strobili (cones) by the wind.
“All that exists is, in a sense, the seed of what will be born from it.” -- Marcus Aurelius