Gabe15

Jeff is right about M. basjoo needing hand or natural pollination whereas M. velutina self pollinates. To address the other question above (why M. velutina seed is easily available), is partly due to it being self pollinating, so every time the plant flowers it always produces seed, but also because the plant is very small and quick growing. It may take as little as 4 months for the plant to flower from seed, and it is typically only 2-4ft tall and so it can even be grown for seed production in containers or greenhouses relatively easily.

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