A.sikokianum seedlings

[Jim McClements, Dover, DE z6]

In a message dated 2/3/01 10:30:11 PM, mjhatfield at ONEOTA.ORG writes:

<< One of my A.sikokianums set seed this year, first time ever. The fruits
were

very slow to mature so in October I cut off the seed head and stored it in

the garage. By the end of December the fruits were red.


To my surprise the seeds are now growing, but some of the seedlings have

very serrated edges and some have completely smooth edges. >>

MJ

That's a natural variation, as is the appearance of variegation in some
leaves. My impression is that sometimes the serration doesn't stay as the
plant matures, although it sometimes does.

Jim McClements