Will fertile cycad seeds be a mix of male/female or will they lean to either be more male, or more female seeds?
Hope my question isn't too silly!
Thanks!
Are cycad seeds predominantly male/female or a mix of both sexes?
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Re: Are cycad seeds predominantly male/female or a mix of both sexes?
Like anything from nature, it’s 100% random what ratio of male/female you will get. You won’t know until they cone many years from now.
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Re: Are cycad seeds predominantly male/female or a mix of both sexes?
That's what i figured but wanted to ask for consensus.
I'm hoping that if I grow 3 seedlings, my chances should be fairly good to get a male/female pair (like in 20 years from now lol).
I'm hoping that if I grow 3 seedlings, my chances should be fairly good to get a male/female pair (like in 20 years from now lol).