Control-pollination Table 1

Stage	Description	Control-Pollination Step
1	Buds containing female small with tight bud scales
2	Buds enlarging with spreading scales but strobilus completely enclosed	Install isolation bags
3	Strobilus emerging through tip of bud scales	Late for bagging, conelets must be bagged before Stage 3
4	Strobilus extending at least ¹/₃ to ½ beyond bud scales	Early for optimum pollination results
5	Strobilus extending fully from bud scales and the space between bracts and bud scales open	Apply pollen for optimum results
6	Space between bracts and cone scales closed	Late for pollination, remove isolation bags

Table 1. Developmental stages of female strobili and appropriate control-pollination steps.