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How can one tell if a non-blooming aucuba is male or unfertilized female?

Asked by anartist (14808points) April 12th, 2011

In order for the aucuba shrub to bloom and bear red berries, there must be both a male and a female plant in close proximity [something not even known by many people in garden shops].
Is there a way to tell?

I once had 2 aucubas and one bloomed.

I don’t know which died as they had been removed from the ground and put in pots. And have the surviving plants lost whatever fertility they had by being stuck in pots?

Anybody know anything about this?

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