Do most shrubs , trees form fruit later in the season after pollination?
and do most or all trees or shrubs have flowers of some type in the first half of the year??
why and how so for this?
Thanks for your answers!
does this go for red buds also?
anyone happen to know when they form their fruit which looks similar to a long bean or something similar?
Does this go for ALL shrubs or trees?
why and how so?
flowers too?
to the second answerer or anyone beyond her,,,,,which ones can you name that do not produce any fruit?
Red Bud’s flowers appear in clusters from March to May.
"The flowers are pollinated by long-tongued bees such as blueberry bees and carpenter bees. Short-tongued bees apparently cannot reach the nectaries. The fruit are flattened, dry, brown, pea-like pods, 5-10 cm (2-4 inches) long that contain flat, elliptical, brown seeds 6 mm (¼ inch) long, maturing in August to October."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Redbud
Many trees flower early in the year & some…but not all… will form fruit after pollination. Some types of trees are bred so that they don’t form fruit. Some can’t form fruit unless they’re planted near another pollinator plant.
Some trees & shrubs bloom later in the year.
Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus) is a tall shrub that blooms in July (in Michigan) & doesn’t produce fruit.
http://www.flowers-cs.com/rose_of_sharon.html
http://roseofsharons.blogspot.com/
Some summer-flowering trees are:
Washington Hawthorne (Crataegus phaenopyrum) which blooms in late May and early June & later has attractive red fruit that birds will eat late in winter.
Sweet-Bay Magnolia (Magnolia virginiana) has white, lemon-scented blooms that begins in June and extends into July. It has dark red cone-like fruit that is eaten by birds.
Lily of the Valley Tree or Sourwood Tree (Oxydendrum arboreum) blooms from June to July, has beautiful fall foliage, & doesn’t produce fruit.
http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ldplants/oxar8.htm
http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ldplants/oxar1.htm
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/20735
"There are many types of trees with perfect flowers that cannot produce fruit from their own pollen. These require pollen from another variety and are called self-unfruitful. Self-unfruitful types include most apple, pear, sweet cherry and Japanese and American plum trees. To pollinate adequately, two or more varieties must be planted near each other."
Some species of fruit trees like hardy Kiwi and Persimmons, have pollen-producing male trees and female trees that won’t produce fruit unless you plant at least one tree of each gender near each other.
http://www.hort.uconn.edu/IPM/homegrnd/htms/53ftbr.htm
The flowering cherry is an ornamental tree that comes in two styles, Kwanzan, a vase type, and weeping. Both do not produce fruit, but have beautiful pink flowers in the spring.
http://blog.mlive.com/advancenewspapers_news/2008/06/lawn_garden_flowering_trees_ca.html
Yoshino Cherry Tree (Prunus x yedoensis ‘Yoshino’) doesn’t produce fruit & is hardy in zones 5-9.
http://plantsbulbs.suite101.com/article.cfm/spring_blooming_trees
Japanese Flowering Cherry & Ornamental Plum trees in bloom:
http://www.shuttermoments.ca/cherry/cherrywatch12.htm
Good luck!!! Hope this helps.
August 31st, 2009 at 5:12 am
There is a simple answer ,.Most plants ,shrubs and trees need to be fertilised before producing fruit of any kind.this is where the birds and bees come in ,they carry pollen to other similar plants which are then fertilised then produce their fruits or seeds later in the year. This is a very simple explanation and no doubt there will be plants that are not the norm.
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August 31st, 2009 at 5:28 am
Red Bud’s flowers appear in clusters from March to May.
"The flowers are pollinated by long-tongued bees such as blueberry bees and carpenter bees. Short-tongued bees apparently cannot reach the nectaries. The fruit are flattened, dry, brown, pea-like pods, 5-10 cm (2-4 inches) long that contain flat, elliptical, brown seeds 6 mm (¼ inch) long, maturing in August to October."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Redbud
Many trees flower early in the year & some…but not all… will form fruit after pollination. Some types of trees are bred so that they don’t form fruit. Some can’t form fruit unless they’re planted near another pollinator plant.
Some trees & shrubs bloom later in the year.
Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus) is a tall shrub that blooms in July (in Michigan) & doesn’t produce fruit.
http://www.flowers-cs.com/rose_of_sharon.html
http://roseofsharons.blogspot.com/
Some summer-flowering trees are:
Washington Hawthorne (Crataegus phaenopyrum) which blooms in late May and early June & later has attractive red fruit that birds will eat late in winter.
Sweet-Bay Magnolia (Magnolia virginiana) has white, lemon-scented blooms that begins in June and extends into July. It has dark red cone-like fruit that is eaten by birds.
Lily of the Valley Tree or Sourwood Tree (Oxydendrum arboreum) blooms from June to July, has beautiful fall foliage, & doesn’t produce fruit.
http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ldplants/oxar8.htm
http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ldplants/oxar1.htm
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/20735
"There are many types of trees with perfect flowers that cannot produce fruit from their own pollen. These require pollen from another variety and are called self-unfruitful. Self-unfruitful types include most apple, pear, sweet cherry and Japanese and American plum trees. To pollinate adequately, two or more varieties must be planted near each other."
Some species of fruit trees like hardy Kiwi and Persimmons, have pollen-producing male trees and female trees that won’t produce fruit unless you plant at least one tree of each gender near each other.
http://www.hort.uconn.edu/IPM/homegrnd/htms/53ftbr.htm
The flowering cherry is an ornamental tree that comes in two styles, Kwanzan, a vase type, and weeping. Both do not produce fruit, but have beautiful pink flowers in the spring.
http://blog.mlive.com/advancenewspapers_news/2008/06/lawn_garden_flowering_trees_ca.html
Yoshino Cherry Tree (Prunus x yedoensis ‘Yoshino’) doesn’t produce fruit & is hardy in zones 5-9.
http://plantsbulbs.suite101.com/article.cfm/spring_blooming_trees
Japanese Flowering Cherry & Ornamental Plum trees in bloom:
http://www.shuttermoments.ca/cherry/cherrywatch12.htm
Good luck!!! Hope this helps.
References :