Dual-Species Tree??
We have an apple tree in our back yard. One half flowers pink, and
the other half flowers white. It looks a bit odd as the pink side flowers first. Someone told us that the tree is actually two different species... I'm not sure how that's possible -- I didn't get that far in biology. Has anyone seen somthing like this before? |
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It's done by grafting from the different varieties onto the host. Most apple trees are grafted onto a smaller host, to prevent them growing too large :) |
Dual-Species Tree??
On May 25, 9:47*am, Phlox wrote:
julvr;847064 Wrote: We have an apple tree in our back yard. *One half flowers pink, and the other half flowers white. *It looks a bit odd as the pink side flowers first. *Someone told us that the tree is actually two different species... *I'm not sure how that's possible -- I didn't get that far in biology. *Has anyone seen somthing like this before? Yes, it's quite normal, I've seen some with 3 varieties on the same tree. It's done by grafting from the different varieties onto the host. Most apple trees are grafted onto a smaller host, to prevent them growing too large :) -- Phlox 5 in 1's are readily available, however are mostly a novelty and produce much less fruit than a standard tree. KC |
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