>My initial thought is where do they get the startup pollen
I posted a link to an article about this not long ago that explains the process very well. The trees are shook the same as when harvesting nuts, the pollen is collected, processed, then redistributed via drone. They claim not many blossoms are damaged and the pollination via drone works well.
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