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What's the difference between monoecious and dioecious?

The terms or categories monoecious and dioecious speak to a plant's requirement for successful pollination. Monoecious plants have everything they need to pollinate their flowers on one plant. They are very common in a landscape. Oaks, dogwoods, pine, spruce and arborvitae are a few examples. Dioecious plants require two plants for successful pollination – a male and a female. The list of dioecious trees and shrubs common to the landscape is much shorter, including plants such as willows, juniper and holly. There are situations where understanding these terms is important. Take hollies, for example. If you value the bright red berries on a winterberry holly, then you should know that it's a dioecious plant. To ensure berry production, you will need a female winterberry holly and a male plant to pollinate it. The good news is that one male holly can service a large area, even neighboring landscapes. Another circumstance where this distinction is important is if you want to avoid fruit production when the fruit will be a nuisance such as the ginkgo tree. The fruit is known to have a foul odor and create a mess when the ripened fruit falls to the ground. Since ginkgo fruit only forms on the female trees, you can purposely choose to a male plant for your landscape. If you’re interested in learning more about the science of trees and shrubs, visit our web site at https://www.bartlett.com/tree-advice-.... Here you’ll find a range of expert tree and shrub care advice as well as scientific research and information from The Bartlett Tree Research Laboratories.