Hi Mark and friends,
Looking to start an orchard of various fruiting trees.
My proposed set up – Covered rspalier for hail protection and other benefits, raised beds, free draining, three trees per bed.
Having learnt gardening at the knees of my mum, I remember that she said most plants are either fertilised by the wind, insects and animals or they are asexual. But she also said that some plants have genders and the pollen from a male plant is needed to fertilise the female.
I remember her telling me that dates were like this and when raiding an enemy, the destruction of the male date tree was considered a terrible crime.
So my question is, does anyone know if there is a common-name list of such dioecious plants? Even just a list of the common fruiting trees. Not necessarily a complete list. There are extensive lists by botanical name but I am no botanist, that’s for sure.
Any help greatly appreciated.
Kind regards,
-Mac
Looking to start an orchard of various fruiting trees.
My proposed set up – Covered rspalier for hail protection and other benefits, raised beds, free draining, three trees per bed.
Having learnt gardening at the knees of my mum, I remember that she said most plants are either fertilised by the wind, insects and animals or they are asexual. But she also said that some plants have genders and the pollen from a male plant is needed to fertilise the female.
I remember her telling me that dates were like this and when raiding an enemy, the destruction of the male date tree was considered a terrible crime.
So my question is, does anyone know if there is a common-name list of such dioecious plants? Even just a list of the common fruiting trees. Not necessarily a complete list. There are extensive lists by botanical name but I am no botanist, that’s for sure.
Any help greatly appreciated.
Kind regards,
-Mac