Cedar cones vary in shape from oblong to bell-shaped to rounded but typically are less than 1 inch in size. Cedars are most common in the Northeast and Northwest, and along the Atlantic coast.

From December through mid-February, tiny cones on the male cedar trees produce pollen. Once those cones open, exposing the pollen, the grains are then carried by the wind to the waiting female trees.

Climber Alex Lemnah, 29, collects seeds from incense cedar pine cones on Oct. 12. An arborist and former firefighter, he grew up in the tree-felling business and plays in a band called Lumbercat.

Cone-bearing plants' pollen is lightweight, ... Eastern red cedar cones follow bronze pollen. Courtesy photo. Q: My daughter in East Texas has several red cedars in the field next to her house.

For the third year in a row, I have found a beautiful queen moss/large carder bee in the polytunnel in my garden in mid-April ...