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The Sterility of Mules

Alicehunter2000

By Alicehunter2000
in COLD HARDY PALMS

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Alicehunter2000 Grand Master

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Are Mules only self sterile? How would you know if a mule is capable of crossing with other cocoid palms besides actually trying it. Is it more likely to cross a mule with other species or with Syagrus or Butia?

David Simms zone 9a on Highway 30a

200 steps from the Gulf in NW Florida

30 ft. elevation and sandy soil

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Brad Mondel Grand Master

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Usually Mule palms are self sterile but some can be receptive to pollen from others that are related and are not hybrids e.g Butiagrus x Jubaea, Butiagrus x Butia, Butiagrus x Syagrus.

Los Angeles, CA and Myrtle Beach, SC.

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DoomsDave Grand Master

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This is a great question.

It might explain when mules "set fertile seed"; maybe they're getting crossed with a queen.

That might explain why the a seed off one of my mules produced a seedling that looks a lot like a queen.

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Hmm...Dave, you got a fertile mule that crosses with Queens? I've been looking for a backcrossed Mule (BxS)xS for a long time. I asked Patric about it and he said it was difficult because the Mule would have to be receptive and most are not. This was the reason I started this thread and you just pop up and say it happens naturally with your mule.....Dang, Dave....sell those things. There is a huge swath of the country where Queens are very marginal....you might just have the perfect cold hardy "queen".

David Simms zone 9a on Highway 30a

200 steps from the Gulf in NW Florida

30 ft. elevation and sandy soil

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ErikSJI Veteran

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I was just discussing this topic with another palmtalk member. From what I gather. They are self Sterile as they do not carry both chromosomes. They can be back crossed with queen or pindo. We have done it before.

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NorthFlpalmguy Proficient

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There's a mule and queen close in tally that produces some fertile seed. Its not many seeds though.

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