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Process of pollen transfer in plants, enabling fertilization and sexual reproduction.

Process of pollen transfer in plants, enabling fertilization and sexual reproduction.

Pollination is desirable if you wish to produce seeds for propagation, or to produce fruit for consumption.

Different plants have different methods of pollination - eg. wind, insects, birds. Most plants will not require human help, but occasionally this may be beneficial if the plant does not pollinate easily, or if you wish produce a hybrid.

Use this tag for all of your plant pollination questions.

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Ideal plants for rental property?

We have a rental property in zone 9. I planted bungleweed, salvia guarantica (blue black), firebush, lantana, ligustrum japonica, Pink muhly grass, dwarf lemon tree, camellia and others 2 years ago. Tried to plant maintenance free, local and…
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Growing sweet corn in a small plot, spacing and sowing tips

Zone 6A I have a small plot of land 8' x 25' fully enclosed since birds are a real threat here. Soil has been amended with horse manure and tested by Penn State extension annually. The variety I sow is Silver Queen (su variety). The seeds are…
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Blueberry (Rabbiteye) help

Can Pink Lemonade blueberry plants pollinate Powderblue blueberry plants and vice versa? They are both Rabbiteye blueberry plants.
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Increasing pomegranate production with second tree

We have a single pomegranate tree we planted recently. We’ve read that adding a second can greatly increase your harvest. I assume this means more than just accounting for the extra tree. How does adding a second tree increase fruit production…
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Will different species of elderberry get the same cross pollination benefits

I recently planted a Lemon-Lace Elderberry (a Sambucus racemosa cultivar). Since I've read online that elderberries produce much more fruit if planted in multiples of different varieties, I'm looking for a mate for it. I'm planting in a very small…
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Tigger Melon growing a single female flower - any hope I can make it fruit?

I have a 12-14' (mostly vertical) Tigger Melon vine growing that appears quite healthy. It has grown several male flowers in the past but currently it has it's first female flower and no visible male flowers. Can I do anything to pollinate it or…
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Pollination from sterile plants

If pollen is taken from a "sterile" tree or plant and introduced to a fertile plant does it effect that plant in the future ie...Bradford pear, non-fruit bearing, to a fruit bearing tree Thanks Tim
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Could date palm pollen sold as a food supplement pollinate a female plant?

I’m trying to obtain date palm pollen to pollinate a female date palm. However I have no access to a male date palm. I’ve seen bags of date palm pollen being sold online as a health supplement; would this be a source of viable pollen?
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Do I need to pollinate cucumbers?

I planted a few cucumber plants back in May, and a few weeks ago, they have started to flower and produce fruit, though they have not grown much, perhaps due to the lack of pollination. After doing some research and asking some friends, I received…
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Drones taking the place of bees

I just ran into an article that they are using drones to pollinate orchards. Has anyone heard of this or better, witnessed this? Does anyone have any knowledge of this at all? Drones used for pollinating, probably nanobots most likely will 'work'.…
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Juniperus virginiana and producing berries

As you may have noticed from other questions of mine, I am in a process of transforming my yard into a bird garden. (This is a long-term multi-year enterprise). One of the most attractive plants for birds ever is Juniperus virginiana (Eastern Red…
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Re-planting roses / create new hybrid

I am completely new at any kind of gardening and I just wanted to know if it was possible to cross a red rose bush and a white rose bush and have pink roses bloom. I'm not even sure if hybrid or breeding are the correct terms for what I'm…
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What is the radius of wind pollination for sea buckthorn?

I've heard that wind pollination is how the sea buckthorn is pollinated, but I plan to put the trees crosswind. would this work for proper pollination of all plants?
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Can I successfully cross-pollinate different species of Aloe?

Okay, I have the big guy from this question, and the little guy from this question. I believe, from their different growth habits, flowers, and mature sizes that these are different species. I have tried to pollinate the big one, without success. It…
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How can I remove a lily pollen stain from a hard surface?

First, I apologize if this seems a bit off topic but since I can't find a StackExchange site where this fits, I imagine experienced gardeners would probably know how to solve this problem. So, I figured I'd ask here and take a chance. This past…
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