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07 Jan 2009
What is advantage of asexual reproduction in any kind of tree?Same advantage of asexual reproduction in any life form. Asexual reproduction allows a continuation of the species and the specific genetic material of the parent even in an environment that does not provide a ready source of (in the case of trees) cross polination.One main advantage is the ability of the offspring to take advantage of the parent's resources while the young tree is growing. Trees growing from seeds are limited to the resources in the seed to get their start; trees from root-shoots can borrow from the parent until they can make it on their own. Think of a redwood: most of their reproduction is asexual. Their seedlings have little chance in the deep shade of a forest, but when root-sprouts can take advantage of resources from an already-mature tree getting light in the canopy, the sprouts can grow 3 feet a year.
Some trees can also root-sprout or stump-sprout if they are cut or fall down. That's another big advantage--to be able to reproduce almost after you're dead.
Another advantage is that an asexually reproducing tree is assured of a good environment for its offspring--if it has enough energy to reproduce, it must be doing well. Of course that advantage is shared by non-dispersing sexually reproducing trees.its usually faster to grow and to flower.
its genetically identical to the parentIn fruit trees a type of asexual reproduction is grafting. It allows strong trees to have several types of fruit grafted on .