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Two of the Worlds Largest Pine Cones! The Coulter pine, Pinus coulteri, (right side) is a native of the coastal mountains of Southern California and northern Baja California (Mexico) and produces the largest pine cones (by volume) of any pine. Coulter pine trees can reach heights of over 100 feet tall with cones weighing over 10 pounds giving this tree the nickname “widow-maker”. The sugar pine, Pinus lambertiana, (left size) has the longest cones of any conifer. Sugar pines bear pinecones that