Gold Dust Aucuba Male/Female - Knowledgebase Question

Yazoo City, MS
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Question by gove9912
June 6, 2005
How do you tell the difference between mail and female

Thanks for you time.


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Answer from NGA
June 6, 2005
Since both plants flower, you'd need to compare the flowers of each. Female flowers have a swollen ovary, male flowers have only stamens (filaments with pollen sacs on top). If both a male and a female are within a reasonable distance of one another, the female will produce berries.

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