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minus-squaredeegeese@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26arrow-down3·2 days 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-squareThe_v@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·24 hours 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-up20·2 days agoApples are a prime example.
minus-squareChurbleyimyam@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 days ago Wild maple trees for example do not grow true from seed. How do they reproduce?
minus-squaredeegeese@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·2 days agoSexual reproduction via flowers+seeds. When self-fertilizing, the offspring are not identical.
minus-squareChurbleyimyam@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days 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 🤣
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.
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.
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 🤣