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Old 15-01-2007, 03:45 PM
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Re: One very small holly tree!

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Originally Posted by smartie View Post
Holly berries grow on female trees only. Though it's said that some female trees will produce berries on their own without pollination, the majority will not. They are more likely to do so, and to fruit more generously, if they are pollinated by a male tree nearby.

It's fairly easy to know when you have a sapling from a fruiting female tree, but how you can tell a male from a non-fruiting female is beyond my botanical knowledge, I'm afraid. Someone else may know.
No idea - plantspeople propagate especially good stock from cuttings. This isn't too difficult - I've never tried it intentionally but every other twig I stick in the ground (for pea support) seems to take root.
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