Male Pine cones
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Male Pine cones by M J Richardson as part of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
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Male Pine cones
Image: © M J Richardson Taken: 6 May 2020
These will shortly open to produce pollen. The windborne pollen will fertilise female cones which occur separately on the trees. For the same shoot 6 weeks later see Image
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Image Location
Latitude
55.91627
Longitude
-3.206642