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Post by stevebooth on Nov 21, 2023 9:30:06 GMT
Well, the berries have now turned white (there are more than the ones shown, but getting a meaningful picture is difficult) and the plants are now getting large. I'm hoping the birds will start distribution in the locale soon. Cheers Steve
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Post by corky on Nov 29, 2023 19:03:57 GMT
That's doing fantastically, good work
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Post by dvg on Nov 30, 2023 1:26:03 GMT
That is really something - the white berries.
Never seen those before.
Your mistletoe seems to be right at home at your place...
Make sure to scatter a few sprigs about the place overhead, just in time for the holiday season.
dvg
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Post by stevebooth on Feb 19, 2024 17:01:10 GMT
Here’s something you don’t see too often, the Mistletoe in flower. As the the plant is dioecious I have been looking for a male plant to show the difference in the inflorescence, but as yet can’t locate it and can’t see any pollen. I think a step ladder may be required. Cheers Steve
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Post by dvg on Feb 22, 2024 4:50:31 GMT
That female flower is very cool Steve.
Were you able to take a step up to locate the male flower?
Is it as equally strange looking as the female was?
dvg
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Post by stevebooth on Feb 28, 2024 11:02:20 GMT
Hi Doug. Hmm, this is where my complete lack of any botanical training, and indeed easy Google, lets me down. I did get up in the tree and located what I think is one of the male plants, but without any pollen in the flowers, I couldn't tell for certain, and having waited another week there is still no pollen, so I conclude that I have missed it completely. Looking online apparently the male plants are supposed to be more pendulous, not so in my case, all the pendulous plants are definitely female as they have berries. I cant find anything with cursory searches that will helpme identify the plants apart from flowers with pollen. I have however made an assessment of what I believe to be a male plant Vs a female, but can't be sure. If anyone has this knowledge please let me know, I would be grateful. On a plus point, there are a lot less berries on the plants so something has taken some, so they could be bing spread round the locality, although I cant tell what birds have taken them as ive seen non on it. Suspected male Known female Cheers Steve
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Post by dvg on Feb 29, 2024 3:36:20 GMT
Steve, thanks for your efforts to get up there to look. It should really come as no surprise that like a typical male, they have gone and spilt out their pollen, then split and made themselves scarce once the berries started poppin out... dvg
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