Oaks have both male and female flowers, and are able to self pollinate, albeit at a low rate (3.5%). My hope here for this Texas oak is that the grafts are successful since it's a risky process, and requires a healthy branch to be cut in order to produce a graft. This also leaves an open wound that could lead to infection by a pathogen, and oaks are susceptible to them. It might be adventitious to pollinate this species with a similar species oak, and back-cross it to the original to achieve an outcrossed hybrid. But, I do want them to keep some of the genetics pure and continue to pollinate itself.
Oaks have both male and female flowers, and are able to self pollinate, albeit at a low rate (3.5%). My hope here for this Texas oak is that the grafts are successful since it's a risky process, and requires a healthy branch to be cut in order to produce a graft. This also leaves an open wound that could lead to infection by a pathogen, and oaks are susceptible to them. It might be adventitious to pollinate this species with a similar species oak, and back-cross it to the original to achieve an outcrossed hybrid. But, I do want them to keep some of the genetics pure and continue to pollinate itself.
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