“How the cone became a tree”
Käbitare (Cones Hut)
RMK Oandu Visitor Centre

Many of the forests where we rest today, go mushroom picking or cut wood were planted in the 1920s and 1930s. Did you know that good seed years for pines occur every 3-4 years and for spruces every 4-5 years? That is why we need to collect cones and stock up on seeds. While spruce seeds ripen by October of the same year, pine seeds ripen in 18 months, only by late autumn of the following year. Come to Oandu Käbitare and discover! Enjoy the historic environment of the cone hut and a meaningful story — illustrations by the beloved artist Ülle Meister.