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However, as is the case with virtually all self-fertile fruit trees and vines, a larger crop of 100 pounds or more, with bigger fruit, will grow when a male counterpart is present.
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Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 14 Mar. 2025
Many European plum varieties are self-fertile, while hardier American plums need to be cross-pollinated.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Jan. 2025
Although corn is self-fertile, in small backyard plantings less than 5% of the kernels on any corn plant result from self-pollination, while the rest are the result of pollen that comes from another plant.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 20 June 2024
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Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 14 Mar. 2025
Many European plum varieties are self-fertile, while hardier American plums need to be cross-pollinated.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Jan. 2025
Although corn is self-fertile, in small backyard plantings less than 5% of the kernels on any corn plant result from self-pollination, while the rest are the result of pollen that comes from another plant.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 20 June 2024
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“Self-fertile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-fertile. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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