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Scots pines synchronise their flowering over 200 miles | blogjou

Ben Rawlence

The Treeline

p. 34
15 Nov 2023

Scots pines synchronise their flowering over 200 miles


Not only do Scots pines give their pollen the best possible start in life, they also synchronise their flowering across distances of up to 200 miles. How do they know? Ecologists have suggested hormonal communication on the wind, as well as via fungal networks underground, or it could be a deeply embedded genetic trigger activated by certain climatic thresholds. But no one really knows yet.