Cherry trees

Nov 08, 2008 2 Replies

Has anyone grown cherry trees from seeds and then grafted onto the root stock?



Any advice, comments?


Why would you want to do that? I can guess because the seeds (really pits) happen to be handy. There is always the problem of growing any fruit tree from a seed. Genetically, you will not get the same fruit like the one the seed is taken from. With some fruit like apples, forget it. Perhaps with a cherry tree, you may have a better chance, but why take it? There are many good sources of cherry scion available from a nursury or even a friendly neighbor. As long as the root stock is compatible with your cherry (Prunus). technically you should be able to graft onto it.

Sherwin

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By grafting onto the rootstock, I meant grafting a scion onto the seedling root stock. I didn't have in mind grafting a seedling scion onto another seedling rootstock.

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