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Q. Do all holly bushes have berries? — Julie, Goshen. A. Unlike most plants, which are capable of self-fertilization and setting fruit or seed all by themselves, dioecious plants are different ...
Q: I planted a 'Dragon Lady' holly 12 years ago with the intention of using it for holiday greens. It has had very few berries each year. I planted a little 'Blue Prince' beside it, hoping that ...
A holly berry, like any other fruit, is a mature ovary, home for a seed or seeds. Seeds are what stimulate development of any fruit, but seeds themselves can’t get started without sex.
Dear Neil: I bought two yaupon holly trees for my yard. One has a great crop of berries every winter. The other has never had the first berry. What can I do to get it to bear fruit? A: My bet ...
For bite-sized tomatoes try sweet 100; red and yellow cherry sweet millions; grape; and yellow plum. For medium-size tomatoes try supersonic; better boy; early girl; and golden jubilee.
At our house this week, we’re celebrating the Holly Berry Bonanza. ... Locally, frugivorous — or fruit-eating — birds turn to vines, shrubs, and trees for berries.
A holly berry, like any other fruit, is a mature ovary, home for a seed or seeds. Seeds are what stimulate development of any fruit, but seeds themselves can't get started without sex.