Dioecious Trees

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bade Nashville, TN Sep 07, 2009

I am considering planting two different native small trees - both turn out to be dioecious. These are the American Smoke Tree and the American Fringe Tree. I am not sure if that means that I need to plant both a male and a female somewhere on my property or whether I can just choose which one I would like to plant. . .

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ecrane3 Dublin, CA(Zone 9a) Sep 07, 2009

If you want them to produce fruit/seed then you will need to get a male and female of each tree, but if you're not worried about that then you can just plant one.

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echoes Sep 07, 2009

The male American Smoke tree is said to be showier than the female. http://www.treetrail.net/american_smoketree.html

The male and female of the American Fringe tree are beautiful, with favor given slightly to the male. http://www.herbs2000.com/herbs/herbs_fringe_tree.htm

Sometimes it is difficult to buy a small tree knowing if you are getting male or female. Ask at the nursery where you are buying them. You only need a male and a female plant when you want to get fruit.

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bade Nashville, TN Sep 07, 2009

Thank you very much. That is what I suspected. I do have an excellent natives nursery locally and will enlist their help in selecting the trees of the correct gender.

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