....ps ...perhaps the best root stock...is growing the trees out from seed....and using them as root STOCK...trees...to graft upon. ;) that's how i'm now using my trees i grew from seed.
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....ps ...perhaps the best root stock...is growing the trees out from seed....and using them as root STOCK...trees...to graft upon. ;) that's how i'm now using my trees i grew from seed.
That is an awesome idea @rawutah, something I have been considering as well. The rootstalk is now established. One can graft to it. I do not remember the %'s but I think it is something like 50% chance to grow the parent, 25% to grow one or the other variety that created the parent. So it is important to know what went into developing the fruit you enjoy. Of course with any trees, I believe in proper pruning. Dropping the fruit the first 3 years so the tree can establish itself and then allow it to grow the fourth year while dropping fruit in areas of abundant growth on a thin branch. I continue to prune and drop fruit so the fruit that grows is at its best and is not hard on the tree. I am a noob and still learning. I do tons of research and experimenting. It is the only way to learn. Love sharing ideas with like minded people so thank you so much for sharing with me. <3