Ash tree pollen. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of pollen grains (yellow) from an ash tree (Fraxinus sp.). Pollen grains contain the male sex cells from a flowering plant. Millions of pollen grains are produced by each flowering plant. In the process of pollination, some of these pollen grains are transported from a flower's anthers to the female reproductive parts of a plant. This allows the female and male sex cells to combine in the formation of a seed. Ash trees are found in North America, Eurasia and in northern Africa. Magnification: x1200 at 10 centimetres wide.