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minus-squaredeegeese@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26arrow-down3·1 month 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-squareearphone843@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·1 month agoApples are a prime example.
minus-squareChurbleyimyam@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 month ago Wild maple trees for example do not grow true from seed. How do they reproduce?
minus-squaredeegeese@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·1 month agoSexual reproduction via flowers+seeds. When self-fertilizing, the offspring are not identical.
minus-squareChurbleyimyam@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month 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-up1·30 days agoI don’t think you quite understand what a hybrid for annual crops is. Hybrids in trees are fundamentally different. Same word different meaning.
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.
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 🤣
I don’t think you quite understand what a hybrid for annual crops is. Hybrids in trees are fundamentally different. Same word different meaning.