I'm interested in the flowers and especially the fruit of Ilex crenata. What are your experiences of getting fruit without male plants nearby? Are there any self fertile cultivars that are worthy for bonsai? I am considering propagating them, but would like to have some idea if there would be any demand. The also seem very slow to trunk up.
I have a male and female species, not cultivars as far as I can tell, and I get fabulous red berries every year, but it would nice to know if it would berry without the male around. And I just know you are dying for this tidbit, it's called Parthenocarpy. Figs do it all the time.
Brent
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