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The odd thing is, an individual specimen of Callery pear is actually self-sterile — a single tree, in the absence of pollen from another individual with different genetics, won’t produce much, if any viable seed.
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Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 22 Mar. 2024
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Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 22 Mar. 2024
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“Self-sterile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-sterile. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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