I have two pernettya; supposedly a male and female. However, since I
planted them 2 years ago, I haven't had a single berry. They each get a few
teeny insignificant flowers in spring. The plants are sited about 15 feet
away from each other, but I was told that would be okay as long as they're
within the same garden

I thought I'd move one so that they're directly next to each other, but
other than that does anyone have any advice?

Thanks.

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I have two pernettya; supposedly a male and female. However, since I
planted them 2 years ago, I haven't had a single berry. They each get a few
teeny insignificant flowers in spring. The plants are sited about 15 feet
away from each other, but I was told that would be okay as long as they're
within the same garden

I thought I'd move one so that they're directly next to each other, but
other than that does anyone have any advice?

Next spring, take a magnifying glass and look carefully at the flowers.
One (the female) should have a single stigma more or less obvious, the
other should have several stamens around the edge. If the two flowers
look identical, you may have been given two of the same sex. I've don't
this on skimmias, but must admit I haven't tried with pernettyas.

Since the male pernettya is pretty boring, I can't see the point of
planting it at a distance - might at well place it adjacent and let it
merge into the female. And get another female with different coloured
berries for the other site.
--
Kay Easton

Edward's earthworm page:
http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm

"Janice" wrote in message
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I have two pernettya; supposedly a male and female. However, since I
planted them 2 years ago, I haven't had a single berry. They each get a
few
teeny insignificant flowers in spring. The plants are sited about 15 feet
away from each other, but I was told that would be okay as long as they're
within the same garden

I thought I'd move one so that they're directly next to each other, but
other than that does anyone have any advice?

You might consider hand-pollinating, using an artists' camel hair brush.
But that presumes that you know which is the male and which is the female if
you want to do the operation in the correct order.

Franz

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"Janice" wrote in message
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I have two pernettya; supposedly a male and female. However, since I
planted them 2 years ago, I haven't had a single berry. They each get a
few
teeny insignificant flowers in spring. The plants are sited about 15
feet
away from each other, but I was told that would be okay as long as
they're
within the same garden

I thought I'd move one so that they're directly next to each other, but
other than that does anyone have any advice?

You might consider hand-pollinating, using an artists' camel hair brush.
But that presumes that you know which is the male and which is the female
if
you want to do the operation in the correct order.

I have no idea of why this note of mine did not latch itself into the thread
where it belongs.
I did post it as a very ordinary reply.

Franz

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I have two pernettya; supposedly a male and female. However, since I
planted them 2 years ago, I haven't had a single berry. They each get a few
teeny insignificant flowers in spring. The plants are sited about 15 feet
away from each other, but I was told that would be okay as long as they're
within the same garden

I thought I'd move one so that they're directly next to each other, but
other than that does anyone have any advice?

In my last garden I planted several different-colour pernettyas, and a
male to fertilise them, all much closer together than yours in one big
mass.(There were no others for miles around). The male plant died very
young, but the widows didn't miss him at all, and fruited well without
him.

You might have accidentally bought two male plants. You could ask the
supplier to change one, and make sure the replacement has a good crop of
berries on.

Janet.

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Janet Baraclough wrote:

The male plant died very young, but the widows didn't miss him at all, and
fruited well without him.

A text for our times:-)


--
Ian Wolfe.
Linlithgow. Birthplace of Mary, Queen of Scots.
Blessed are the peacemakers.