Gardening and Horticulture - Growing fruit tree from seed

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Samantha01
07-02-07, 10:57 AM
I was insterested in knowing if any of these fruits can be grown from the seed right from the fruit? If so, can someone give me info. to help me grow these fruits...nectarine, apricot, and plum.

DIYaddict
07-03-07, 02:24 PM
Hi Samantha01. Welcome to the DoItYourself.com forums :)

They can be with a lot of patience and work.

Here's some good info:

http://hortweb.cas.psu.edu/extension/treefruit/images/growing_tree_fruit.pdf

And a previous thread on plums:

http://forum.doityourself.com/showthread.php?t=274698

Please check back as the pros here may chime in.
twelvepole
07-12-07, 02:48 PM
If you are serious about growing fruit trees, growing them from seeds is not recommended. Because fruit trees are often grown from grafts or cuttings, the seed from the fruit of a tree will often not be like the tree from whence it came.

http://www.hort.purdue.edu/ext/treesfromseed.html