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whaddaya do with a bunch of peach seeds?
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<blockquote data-quote="Jogeephus" data-source="post: 698448" data-attributes="member: 4362"><p>Most fruit trees and some other varieties are for lack of a better word are "freaks of nature" and will not reproduce true offspring from their own seed so they must be grafted onto a rootstock. For instance, apples are normally grafted to a crabapple tree. In the case of peaches, the seedling from a peach seed will go back to its original "wild self". The wild peaches are much smaller but are much more resistant to disease - in most cases. These seedlings are used to graft the cultivars to. What's interesting is you can mess around with different type root stocks in the same family and make super dwarf trees. One of my favorites is a super dwarf elberta peach that won't get over chest high. Makes for easy picking and it does bear well. BTW- I got one apple tree with 5 varieties on it. Just wish I could remember what is what. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite10" alt=":oops:" title="Oops! :oops:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":oops:" /> </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Yes, most need to go through a period of dormancy or be scarified. Basically all you are doing is mimicking winter conditions in the absence of pests.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jogeephus, post: 698448, member: 4362"] Most fruit trees and some other varieties are for lack of a better word are "freaks of nature" and will not reproduce true offspring from their own seed so they must be grafted onto a rootstock. For instance, apples are normally grafted to a crabapple tree. In the case of peaches, the seedling from a peach seed will go back to its original "wild self". The wild peaches are much smaller but are much more resistant to disease - in most cases. These seedlings are used to graft the cultivars to. What's interesting is you can mess around with different type root stocks in the same family and make super dwarf trees. One of my favorites is a super dwarf elberta peach that won't get over chest high. Makes for easy picking and it does bear well. BTW- I got one apple tree with 5 varieties on it. Just wish I could remember what is what. :oops: Yes, most need to go through a period of dormancy or be scarified. Basically all you are doing is mimicking winter conditions in the absence of pests. [/QUOTE]
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