Can you tell a female tree from a male tree?

Question

what size are the rings and determian if they are really different sex trees.

Answer 1

Female trees normally have more rings than the males and Bigger branches on the bottom lol

Paul

Answer 2

JohnR nearly had it right. What he meant to say was that most trees are *monoecious* ... both sexes on the same plant, usually with bisexual flowers but sometimes male and female flowers can be separate on the same plant. Ginko is a species with separate male and female plants; cycads also have separate sex plants. Separating the sexes is one kind of reproductive strategy that ensures genetic variability (but variability can still be maintained in plants with bisexual flowers ... they utilize different strategies).

The plant at the link is a holly which has separate male and female plants. It isn't always easy to tell them apart when only flowers are present. In the pic you can see that the flowers look as though they have both stamens and ovaries; "stamens" are common in female flowers and you need to look closely to see that they are poorly developed and don't produce pollen.

Cottonwoods are also dioecious, having separate male and female flowers on different trees. The wind-pollinated flowers appear in late April to early May, before the leaves. They have densely flowered catkins, which are three to four inches long and hang from the branches. The more visible male flowers are red and are also reported to be edible. The fruit or seeds, which are light brown with a white, cotton-like covering, are dispersed in late May and early June from the catkins. (see second link)

Answer 3

In trees, "female" and "male" are defined by the flower type. If the tree only has female flowers and produces fruit, it's female; if it only has male flowers and produces pollen, it's male. Gingkos, for instance, come in both male and female. Usually only male Gingkos are planted, because the fruits really stink. Most trees are dioecious - they have both male and female flowers, although many have them at different times so as not to fertilize themselves.
Growth rings, as far as I know, are completely unrelated to the 'sex' of the tree.

Answer 4

You can tell the gender of any tree by looking at it's flowers. If it has pollen in it, it is a female. If it drops fruit, it is a female. The thing is, most trees are self-pollinating, that is, both male and female. They pollinate themselves for an easier reproductive cycle.

Answer 5

female and male tree, never heard of it before but don't all trees plant seeds? and the rings inside , i heard ,tell how old the tree is, each ring reps years of growth i believe it was every one year from the core to the outter most ring each ring reps one year of growth

Answer 6

yes by the flowers,but trees are strange they can have different sexes or even different species from branch to branch
another branch is already a son or a daughter

Answer 7

Yes you can palm trees and many more usually male trees are prettier..

Answer 8

trees are plants they do not have a gender

Answer 9

only in the shower