Taiga Plants | Conifers
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Taiga trees tend to be conifers. Conifers are evergreen trees that in late winter or early fall produce cones. If a cone becomes fertilized, it grows bigger. Only then do the seeds inside develop. Once the seeds ripen, the cone dries up and the seed falls out.

It can take up to two years to produce a mature seed. Squirrels like to feed on these seeds.