Bob,
You bring up an interesting point. I have never heard of this
concept
before. Can you direct me to some sources that explain it?

Sherwin Dubren

zxcvbob wrote:

Sherwin Dubren wrote:

Hi Christina,
I'm following this thread with interest. Seems like most people
don't
understand about pollination. When you plant a seed or stone, the
resulting tree is a mix between the original tree and whatever tree
supplied the pollen to do the job. With fruit trees, like Apple, this
can
produce strange results, like a crab apple pollinating a Red Delicious.
However, with Peaches there is a better chance of good outcome because
Peaches are self fertile. This means that unless there are a bunch of
other Peach trees of different varieties nearby, the original Peach tree
will probably pollinate itself, thus preserving the characteristics of
the
original tree. What is lost in this process is the ability to regulate
the size of the tree. If you start with a semi dwarf Peach, the planted
stones from that tree will probably develop into a full size Peach tree.
The only way to control its size is to graft a piece of that tree
(scion)
onto a semi dwarf Peach rootstock. Well, that's the end of my little
tutorial on planting Peach stones. Hope it clears the air.

Sherwin Dubren
Midwest Fruit Explorers (MidFEx)


The peach trees' genes will recombine, and the seedling characteristics are
pretty much unpredictable.

Best regards,
Bob