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efisakov · July 10, 2015

My grandma used to graft sweet cherries, apricots, peaches, ...
I know that most likely pit from the grafted tree would not grow true.
For example if my grandma grafted peach on the almond rootstock than from the pit you will get almond tree and most likely not the sweet one. I purchased grafted apricot few years ago the graft died the next year (leafs were looking like apricot leafs do). The rootstock survived and grew vigorously into small yellow plum with different leafs (much smaller). I had to get rid of it.
Like Worth said, it is rare for the pit to be true variety. People have being grafting for sometimes now. Most of the trees are grafts.

July 10, 2015	#532
efisakov Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: NJ, zone 7 Posts: 3,162	My grandma used to graft sweet cherries, apricots, peaches, ... I know that most likely pit from the grafted tree would not grow true. For example if my grandma grafted peach on the almond rootstock than from the pit you will get almond tree and most likely not the sweet one. I purchased grafted apricot few years ago the graft died the next year (leafs were looking like apricot leafs do). The rootstock survived and grew vigorously into small yellow plum with different leafs (much smaller). I had to get rid of it. Like Worth said, it is rare for the pit to be true variety. People have being grafting for sometimes now. Most of the trees are grafts. __________________ Ella God comes along and says, "I think I'm going to create THE tomato!”