Wild grape leaf shape question
Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2012 12:26 pm
I have several wild grape vines growing in my yard, and I've noticed that the leaf shape varies by plant. I am wondering, can I use the leaf shape information to determine the sex of the plant?
This one is growing on the south side of my house:
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It is evidently male (it flowers but never sets fruit). All of the leaves are single-lobed.
This one is growing on the west side of my house:
[url=https://postimage.org/image/dtw7ny6yn/][img]https://s19.postimage.org/dtw7ny6yn/grape_west.jpg[/img][/url]
It is too young to flower. The leaves have 1, 3, or 5 lobes. Does the different leaf shape on this plant indicate it is female?
This one is growing on the south side of my house:
[url=https://postimage.org/image/fx21hvhdr/][img]https://s19.postimage.org/fx21hvhdr/grape_south.jpg[/img][/url]
It is evidently male (it flowers but never sets fruit). All of the leaves are single-lobed.
This one is growing on the west side of my house:
[url=https://postimage.org/image/dtw7ny6yn/][img]https://s19.postimage.org/dtw7ny6yn/grape_west.jpg[/img][/url]
It is too young to flower. The leaves have 1, 3, or 5 lobes. Does the different leaf shape on this plant indicate it is female?