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  • From: Steven Covacci <filtertitle@aol.com>
  • To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: [NAFEX] Hummingbirds - pollinate apple, hawthorn, serviceberry, cherry, plum?
  • Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2010 00:43:10 -0500 (EST)

Do hummingbirds, typically, pollinate these Rosaceae pomes:

Apple, hawthorn, serviceberry/Juneberry, cherry, and/or plum (non-ornamental Prunus spp.)?

I've seen very few photos of this; I wonder if they try to extract nectar but then just end up moving on?  I figured this would be the best place to find out - since many here have orchards with plenty of these in it and would therefore know.

Thanks,
Steve

New Jersey
USDA zone 6b/7a





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