Kewkky t1_j6k5ct0 wrote on January 30, 2023 at 10:13 PM

Reply to comment by Exciting_Telephone65 in ELI5: Why do so many fruits have seedless varieties but the apple and cherry do not? by JanaCinnamon

More like it creates "placenta", even when unfertilized.

Muroid t1_j6k7xs6 wrote on January 30, 2023 at 10:30 PM

A bit like chickens laying unfertilized eggs.

LakeStLouis t1_j6lfq87 wrote on January 31, 2023 at 3:48 AM

And now I'm trying to figure out what an apple tree cloaca would look like.

Yeah, don't go down that path.

platoprime t1_j6lfwcj wrote on January 31, 2023 at 3:50 AM

Roots; the answer is roots.

Sorry for whatever you stumbled on.

Hippy_Liberal1 t1_j6oafv2 wrote on January 31, 2023 at 7:09 PM

The struggle is real.

Maybe something like this: https://images.app.goo.gl/QW2HsxfLxwqScsw57

Fun fake fact: Owls are the guardians of tree cloacas. Also if an apple had recently been laid, there would be some residual sauce around the edges. Delicious!