Definition:
Plants that are dioecious have their male and female parts on separate flowers on separate plants. Both types must be planted for pollination to occur.
Pronunciation: dahy-ee-shuhs
Examples:
Some dioecious trees and shrubs:
- Ginkgo biloba-Ginkgo biloba
- Sago palm - Cycas revoluta
- Persimmon - Diospyros virginiana
- Hollies - Ilex spp.
- Purple Smoke Bush-Cotinus coggygria
