DENDROLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The male cones, which are smaller than the female cones, produce pollen. The wind blows the pollen onto the female cones, which then develop seeds under the scales. The scales slowly open until the seeds fall out. Wind or animals carry the seeds to spots where new conifers can grow.

Detailed explanation-2: -A conifer cone or pinecone (strobilus, plural strobili in formal botanical usage) is a seed-bearing organ on gymnosperm plants. It is usually woody, ovoid to globular, including scales and bracts arranged around a central axis, especially in conifers and cycads.

Detailed explanation-3: -Seed bearing cones are female, while the pollen filled cones are male. Both sexes of cones grow on the same tree, but the male cones typically grow on lower branches relying on the wind to blow pollen up to the female cones.