Growing plum trees from seeds? (forum)

Audrey starts with ...
I know it is always a good idea to produce a plum tree from cuttings but can I ask if anyone of you have successfully grown one from seeds instead? I have got some seeds of really tasty plums and thinking of sowing them. Besides a long wait for the seedling to reach maturity, what are the disadvantages of having it grown from seeds? Would appreciate some answers.
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Time: 21st December 2008 2:04pm

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Jantina says...
Not a plum, but the best nectarine i have ever tasted was grown from a stone If you have the room to grow them and the time to wait for a fruiting tree, then have a go, they might turn out duds but they might be even better than the plum you planted. Sometimes plums get grafted onto particular rootstocks to keep the tree smaller or to suit a particular soil but that,s another whole subject.Lots of luck.

Time: 21st December 2008 2:38pm

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peter says...
i have a nectrine tree which is also the best i have ever tasted.
it came from a seed from someones lunch
that was thrown away onto the dolomite
which it is still growing in.
it is about 3 to 4 years old and is 4 metres tall and about 3 wide.
having its second year of fruiting
now and is loaded.
didnt have much last year.
this tree has only been watered well
about three times in its whole life
and last year the fruit was really
juicy.
cant see why a plum from seed wouldnt
do well either.


Time: 21st December 2008 6:32pm

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Audrey says...
Cool...thank you all for your help! Looks like I will have a go at using the seeds. :)

Time: 22nd December 2008 7:34am

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Anonymous says...
The only thing with growing from seed is that- yes- you may get a better tree- but you may not either- it's a gamble and if you've got the space (and time) to experiment- why not give it a go.

On the other hand if you don't have the extra space- the $20 or $30 it costs for a named variety is better value.

Cheers,

Daniel

Time: 26th December 2008 6:54pm

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trackrod says...
Hi - I've grown all sorts of fruits from seed. As a youngster I was told that growing from seed waste a waste of time and it was only when I retired that I gave it a try. The first effort was a nectarine. I planted five pits and all of them germinated. I selected the three strongest plants and set them in the garden and I had mt first fruits on the second year. They weren't large (I put this down to the fact that the plants were so young) but they were quite delicious! Since then I've not had any more fruit!! The poor plants suffer from 'leaf curl' and although I treat the trees each year, the complaint comes back regularly.

Gages, a type of green plum, have been very successful and seem to do well on their own root stock. The variety which I have found to be the best is the Cambridge Gage. Large yellowy fruits and very sweet. I recommend that everyone give it a try. You might not be lucky and produce a dud - on the other hand.....? `

Time: 6th June 2009 7:42am

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