On 3/12/10 12:38 PM, David Hare-Scott wrote:
David E. Ross wrote:

However, the most numerous weed in my garden are the
seedlings from my evergreen ash tree. If I knew then what I know
now, I would have insisted on a male tree, ash being a genus
(Fraxinus) that has separate male trees and female trees.

Is the female also self-fertile?

David

No, but there are many, many Fraxinus uhdei (evergreen or shamel ash)
around southern California. It's a popular shade tree. So I'm sure
there are sufficient male trees nearby to pollinate my tree.

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David E. Ross
Climate: California Mediterranean
Sunset Zone: 21 -- interior Santa Monica Mountains with some ocean
influence (USDA 10a, very close to Sunset Zone 19)
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