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ALL pine trees are cone-bearing -that's where the pine-nuts come from. AND that is WHY they are classified as coniferous.
(Coniferous means cone bearing.)
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WHAT IS THE Difference between male and female pine cones?
The pine cones that you are familiar with are probably female pine cones. You probably have never noticed male pine cones because they are much smaller and don't look much like the female pine cones. Male pine cones are much smaller and produce pollen grains. Female pine cones contain the egg. The pollen is carried from the male pine cones to the female pine cones by the wind.
What are the seeds of a Christmas trees or pine trees called?
Pine trees have cones. There are male cones, which are smaller (about 1-5 cm), and female cones, which are larger (3-60 cm). The male cones contain pollen. The female cones have ovules, which become seeds when fertilized by pollen from a male cone.
Why are there two kinds of cones on the same pine tree?
More than likely what you are seeing are male and female pine cones which sometimes look different even if they are the same species.
What do cones do?
Male pine cones produce pollen that contains sperm cells. Female cones produce 2 seeds per scale after they are pollinated and then fertilized by the pollen grains.
How the locations of male and female cones in Pinus can ensure the success of pollination?
The male gametophyte of pine develops in cluster at the tip of lower branches of the cones tree. The location of staminate cones ensures the success of pollination by cross fertilization.
How locations of female and male cones in the pinus can ensure the success of pollination?
The male gametophyte of pine develops in cluster at the tip of lower branches of the cones tree. The location of staminate cones ensures the success of pollination by cross fertilization.
Is pine a flower plant?
A pine is a conifer tree in the genus Pinus. They are also gymnosperms and do not produce flowers. Reproduction is by male and female cones on the same tree.
Does the wind often carry pollen from male cones to female cones in gymnosperms?
Yes, the wind can often carry pollen from male cones to female cones in gymnosperms.
How is pine life cycle differentg from the fern and moss life cycle?
It is different because the reproduction is spread by the wind. The wind carries the pollen and the pollen fertilizes the seed.
Do male pine cones produce seeds?
no they produce pollen
Do Pine trees have seeds?
Yes there are seeds in their female cones
How large is the largest male pinus?
Pinus lambertiana (commonly known as the sugar pine or sugar cone pine) is the tallest and most massive pine tree, and has the longest cones of any conifer. By the way pinus species don't have male or female trees
