local function append_pinecone_growthfn(inst)
        local oldreadfn = inst.components.book.onread
        inst.components.book.onread = function(inst, reader)
                oldreadfn()
            local range = 30
            local pos = Vector3(GetPlayer().Transform:GetWorldPosition())
            local ents = TheSim:FindEntities(pos.x,pos.y,pos.z, range)
            for k,v in pairs(ents) do
                if v.prefab == "pinecone" then
                                local tree = SpawnPrefab("evergreen_short")
                            if tree then
                                        tree.Transform:SetPosition(inst.Transform:GetWorldPosition() )
                                tree:growfromseed()
                                inst:Remove()
                                end
                end
            end
        end
end

AddPrefabPostInit("book_gardening", append_pinecone_growthfn)