Uses time lapse and close-up photography to study the processes involved in the reproduction of pine trees - the opening mechanism of pine cones, the fertilization of seed-producing cones by wind-borne pollen from male cones, the dissemination of seeds, and the germination of seeds. Stresses the importance of continuing research to conserve and improve the quality of the pine forests of North America.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
004980
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Microcinematography
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Time lapse cinematography
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Forests and forestry - United States
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Pine - Planting
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Plants - Reproduction
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Trees
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)