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PtePike · 25-04-2010, 01:12 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening

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I was weeding yesterday and came across a weed I had not seen before,
so I dug it up to find 2 halves of a peach or nectarine stone and the
kernel of this with a seedling growing from it.
I have put the seedling into a pot to grow out of curiosity.
This has certainly come sometime in the past from our compost bin.
If it can survive through our winters in the UK, can I expect it to
bear some fruit in the future do you think?
My dad says no because it may need grafting, and on a good rootstock.
My arguement is that before man took over how did they grow.
Your thoughts will be welcome, I find this very exciting.

It may or it may not. Seedlings are very variable. I am growing
a peche de vigne (essentially, the peach equivalent of a bullace,
and probably close to the ones introduced into Europe by Neolithic
farmers). It has flowered well this year, but we shall see ....

Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

Thanks Nick for your input.
I am unclear though.
Did you grow this intentionally from seed?
If you did Why? if the outcome is uncertain.
Do you have a large garden to experiment?
Our garden is quite small but we will see what happens in the pot.
I bet you are as excited as I am but you are ahead a year than me.

PtePike