Examples of self-fertile in a Sentence
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Like plums, most peach trees are self-fertile and can be grown on their own.
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 July 2025
However, as is the case with virtually all self-fertile fruit trees and vines, a larger crop of 100 pounds or more, with bigger fruit, will grow when a male counterpart is present.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 14 Mar. 2025
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 July 2025
However, as is the case with virtually all self-fertile fruit trees and vines, a larger crop of 100 pounds or more, with bigger fruit, will grow when a male counterpart is present.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Self-fertile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-fertile. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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