Pollen Cones Of Virginia Pine

March 27, 2026

Male pollen cones of Virginia Pine (Pinus virginiana).

Compared to the female seed cones that we are more familiar with, male pollen cones are smaller, softer, in larger clusters, than female cones. In central Virginia pollen cones release their yellow pollen into the wind from mid-March through May.

The pollen cones soon turn brown and wither away, after sending their pollen into the air.

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Brenda Clements Jones

Brenda is a certified Virginia Master Naturalist, a Habitat Defender for Shenandoah National Park, and a devoted fan of Mother Nature. She lives in a cabin in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Shenandoah National Park, and hikes up to the higher elevations of her mountain often to see what nature is up to. Her constant hiking companion is a camera that captures nature as it unfolds through the seasons. It’s her goal to share the natural world around her through her photographs.