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Christina wrote:

I just wanted to ask if anyone has any infromation about seeding and
starting fruit trees from the pits? Specifically peach, apricot and
plum? Thank you for any info or even a good reference to find out more.
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Christina
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Growing the trees from grafts gives control: if you graft an Elberta
peach, you get an Elberta peach. If you plant the seed from that tree,
you get a new variety. It could be the juiciest, most flavorful peach on
Earth, or it could be bland and flavorless. Whether you're happy with
your results or not is a complete crapshoot. How easy is it to do? I
bought a plum tree that a peach sprang up next to, and the only thing I
can figure is that somebody threw a peach pit into the pot at the store
and it sprouted. Now, I can't allow it to live, because it will be a
full-size tree growing under power lines. But you get the idea.