A specimen produced by crossing two species, sub-species, or cultivars.
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Is there an almond that grows inside a peach?
I see that Luther Burbank wrote a book on the subject around a hundred years ago. But I don't have access to that book. Was he, or anyone else, successful?
I thought that I had seen something like ...
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Is it worth paying the extra for F1 hybrid seeds?
These days, the seeds on display in garden centres are usually a mix of F1 hybrids and traditionals. And F1 seeds are invariably priced a quid or a couple of quid extra.
My question to expert ...
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Do opuntia (prickly pear) cacti readily form hybrids in the wild?
I suspect the answer is yes, because they are the most diverse group of cacti.
The reason I ask is that we actually have four varieties/species and I'm having a lot of trouble identifying them! The ...
