I have lived well over half a century, and I am embarrassed to say that I never knew trees had genders.
The only reason I learned it was I was hearing this story on the radio, blaming too many male trees on the bad allergy seasons as male trees produce the pollen. I thought, "What sort of nonsensical new-wave bull crap is this?"
Still, I try to avoid just assuming, so I looked it up and was surprised to learn trees have genders :doh:
https://woodlandclassroom.com/are-trees-male-female/
Quote from: MightyGiants on April 21, 2023, 08:23:08 AMI have lived well over half a century, and I am embarrassed to say that I never knew trees had genders.
The only reason I learned it was I was hearing this story on the radio, blaming too many male trees on the bad allergy seasons as male trees produce the pollen. I thought, "What sort of nonsensical new-wave bull crap is this?"
Still, I try to avoid just assuming, so I looked it up and was surprised to learn trees have genders :doh:
https://woodlandclassroom.com/are-trees-male-female/
Not all plants (trees are a plant, BTW) have genders, but many (most) do. If you've ever tried to grow marijuana, you know that you have to have plants from both sexes and rely on bees to pollinate the plants, and only the female plants can get a person high. Scientists have developed "auto-feminized" seeds so that cross pollination is unnecessary. Some trees carry both genders within their structure so that they can self pollinate. Many do not
One can imagine the horror of our lives if the simple bee was eliminated. Bees are busy little fellers that keep vegetables and fruits on the table
I've had a horrible time with allergic coughing the last three weeks so whether it's male, female or gender neutral, it doesn't matter to me.