Pollen will not go down the tube. Homeowners can go out in the yard and pick a bunch of blooms. The pistil will be about the size of the end of a matchstick. The pistil is made up collectively of the stigma, style and ovary. Bomar says plums and peaches were among the trees hit the hardest.
Pecan trees are fine.
Pears and apricot trees also were commonly in bloom in Abilene and got hit badly, Jackson reported. So look for considerable damage to plum, apricot and pear trees. Some damage to peach trees. No problems with pecan or apple trees. The key on the fruit trees that were in bloom is to check that pistil.