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Thursday, June 12, 2025
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big moon
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Bethlehem CT
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So it got me wondering how are apples actually pollinated and why don't they succesfully self pollinate themselves like a peach or a tomato? The apple has a perfect flower too, just like the peach and the tomato. (it has both male and female components in each and every flower.) So I asked the all knowing google this question, "Why aren't apples self fertile?" This is the answer I got back from AI Overview.
"Most apple trees are not self-fertile, meaning they require cross-pollination from another apple tree of a different variety to produce fruit. This is because most apple varieties are dioecious, which means they need pollen from another plant for pollination. While some varieties are monoecious and can self-pollinate, they still often produce a larger and more regular yield when cross-pollinated with a compatible variety." This might seems right to a kid just trying to do research for a stupid paper that they aren't interested in, but for some reason the AI connected some dots that aren't correct, or at least aren't correct to my understanding.
to be continued
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