Chòi mòi trees are grown by many families in their home gardens, not only are they quite easy to grow and grow well, but they also bring health benefits such as treating skin diseases, sore throats (for leaves); supporting digestion, detoxification, and cooling effects (for fruits).
However, chòi mòi is a heterosexual plant, meaning that male and female plants are separate, so if the wrong variety is chosen, they will not bear fruit even after many years of planting.
Accordingly, housewives can refer to some signs to recognize male or female plants to help take care steps to achieve high efficiency.
Observe the characteristics of flowers
The most accurate sign to recognize it is to observe the characteristics of the flower. Male hawksbill flowers usually grow in long clusters, in a thin flower shape and contain many flower buds extending outwards. Conversely, the flowers of the female plant are shorter, the pistil develops clearly and there are no long pollen sacs surrounding them.
Usually, male flowers will bloom and fall quickly after dispersing the pollen. Meanwhile, female flowers after pollination will begin the process of forming green young fruit chains. This is an important key to determining the tree's ability to bear fruit.
Identifying fruit chains and fruit stems
For trees entering the adult stage, fruiting will help identify a female or male tree.
The female "choi moi" tree usually bears fruit in long clusters, when ripe it changes from green to red and then quite beautifully purple-black. Another characteristic is that the stem of the female tree is usually larger and firmer to support the fruit clusters when ripe.
Meanwhile, male trees are unable to bear fruit even if they are cared for in the best conditions. If you see a tree that only has fresh green leaves all year round but does not bear fruit, it will be a male maple tree.
Differences in outer morphology of leaves
According to some experience, male and female plants will have differences in outer morphology of leaves. The leaves of female witch clam plants tend to be larger, rounder and thicker to support the photosynthesis process to nourish fruit. Male plants usually have thin, outstretched leaves and a slightly more airy canopy.
Observing the lushness and outer shape of the leaves can help housewives quickly recognize the plant variety, helping to take appropriate care steps and achieve high efficiency.
Combining planting two types of plants
Combining planting between male and female trees is necessary. The reason is that moths pollinate by wind and insects, if there are no male trees in the garden, female trees will have difficulty bearing fruit or the fruit will fall early.
Therefore, when choosing varieties to grow silk weeds in your home garden, maintain planting at least one male tree to ensure good growth as well as fruit harvest yield for each season.
