In this radiata pine orchard, tree breeder Harry Litchwark introduces pollen from a selected parent tree into a bag enclosing a female cone. The plastic bags prevent unwanted wind-carried pollen from fertilising the cones. Superior strains of radiata pine have been developed in New Zealand by carefully choosing parent trees for breeding.
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Photograph by John Barran
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