About Cross Fertilization In Akebia Quinata

Question

I had two plants but one died before it ever flowered. I see I can propagate with cuttings or layering. But would plants produced in this way ever cross pollinate to produce fruit?

Answer 1

You will need, both, a male and female plants in this case. A clone from one sex or the other will remain that sex.

In plants, there is a way to cause a sex change, chemically, but this is done with chemicals that are less than safe to work with.

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/vines/chocolate-vine/chocolate-vine-plants.htm

Answer 2

Thanks BushDoctor but I don't think you are correct. Although Akebia is not self fertilizing it does bear both male and female flowers:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akebia_quinata#/media/File:Akebia_quinata_in_Mount_Ibuki_2011-05-21.JPG
and
https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/plants.cfm?pl_id=220