As I was walking around today, I noticed the ground scattered with small, amber cones under the incense-cedar. I lightly poked a group of them on the tree, and a wispy curtain of fine dust floated into the air. The male cones of the incense-cedar tree are starting to release their pollen! It is interesting that certain trees will pollinate in the wintertime.
The female cones will develop from the ends of the previous year’s growth. At the moment, I was unable to determine from where they might spring forth.
Note: The cones are 4 - 7 mm, which is only around a quarter of an inch long.
