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minus-squaredeegeese@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26arrow-down3·1 year agoWhether a plant species is hybridized has little effect on whether it grows true from seed or only via cuttings. Wild maple trees for example do not grow true from seed.
minus-squareChurbleyimyam@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year ago Wild maple trees for example do not grow true from seed. How do they reproduce?
minus-squaredeegeese@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·1 year agoSexual reproduction via flowers+seeds. When self-fertilizing, the offspring are not identical.
minus-squareChurbleyimyam@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoOh OK, that makes sense - you’re talking about clones right? I thought you were saying that they don’t even come out the same species 🤣
minus-squareThe_v@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoI don’t think you quite understand what a hybrid for annual crops is. Hybrids in trees are fundamentally different. Same word different meaning.
minus-squareearphone843@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·1 year agoApples are a prime example.
Whether a plant species is hybridized has little effect on whether it grows true from seed or only via cuttings.
Wild maple trees for example do not grow true from seed.
How do they reproduce?
Sexual reproduction via flowers+seeds.
When self-fertilizing, the offspring are not identical.
Oh OK, that makes sense - you’re talking about clones right? I thought you were saying that they don’t even come out the same species 🤣
I don’t think you quite understand what a hybrid for annual crops is. Hybrids in trees are fundamentally different. Same word different meaning.
Apples are a prime example.