In article , Mike Lyle mike_lyle_uk@REM
OVETHISyahoo.co.uk writes
michael adams wrote:
"Tony Wood" wrote in message
...
Quick question to settle a disagreement:

Can you grow a cherry tree from a stone from a bought cherry or
are
the stones (usually) sterile?

But, in answer to the OP, I'd say the stones are almost
always fertile.

If a plant is sterile, will it actually produce seeds? In other words,
is the presence of a stone (ie seed) a demonstration that the plant it
came off wasn't sterile, and therefore the stone is capable of
germinating (although the resulting tree will not be genetically
identical to the parent)
--
Kay
"Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river"