Cloud of pollen from small red male cones on Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Little Spire' conifer tree, wind-pollination

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In conifers, pollination involves the transfer of pollen grains from a pollen cone to a seed cone, where they will fertilize the ovules (seeds before they are fertilized by pollen). The process is called wind-pollination, and the lightweight grains are easily borne on the gentlest of breezes.

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Location: Valley Gardens, Windsor Great Park, Surrey, England, UK
Photo credit: © Gillian Pullinger / Alamy / Afripics
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