Pine pollen is the pollen produced by the male flowers of a pine tree. At the beginning of March, the pollen cones of the Canary Island pine are still small and inconspicuous. Over the following weeks, however, they develop into vigorous flower clusters that eventually release large quantities of the characteristic golden-yellow pollen.
Pine trees bear both male and female flowers on the same tree. The female flowers later develop into the familiar pine cones. The male flowers, on the other hand, produce the pollen, which is dispersed by the wind.
Here on Tenerife, we collect this pine pollen for further processing.
Anyone who has experienced the quantities a single pine tree can release during flowering will quickly understand why this plant fascinated me so much in the first place.
Learn more about pine pollen in our comprehensive overview. Find out why the Canary Island pine is a special case in this regard in Pine Pollen – an Adaptogen?