I have been wondering about something. I've read here and elsewhere that pines tend to be "out breeding" which I take to mean they do not self pollinate very well even though they are monoecious. Question is would two clones of the same species pollinate each other any better than just one tree? I realize that, being clones they carry the same genetic information but does that mean that, the pollen on two clones is exactly the same at any given time? Also, say I grafted a few scions from a few different specimens of pinus remota found in the wild onto one of my pinyons. would that help the tree produce better seed? assuming the branches ultimately made male cones.
Yep. Two separated individuals of the same clone wouldn't pollinate each other, but if you graft several different clones onto the same individual plant, they would pollinate each other. Resin
