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A question about figs:)
I just realized for the first time that my glorious fig tree produces fruit
without a flower. How does this happen? How is it fertilized. Thanks in advance for any answers Warhola |
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A question about figs:)
"Warhola" wrote in message
... I just realized for the first time that my glorious fig tree produces fruit without a flower. How does this happen? How is it fertilized. Thanks in advance for any answers The flower is inside the fruit when it first develops so you can't see it. Wild fig trees require a certain type of tiny wasp to enter the fruit where it lays it's egg and in the process fertilizes the fig fruit. Most people don't want a wasp larvae in their figs, so breeders have developed varieties which don't require pollination. I believe the fruit from one of these figs is sterile, but I'm not sure about that. |
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