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Picked up a bargain at Dawsons in O'Connor yesterday. Nice sized Peach for $40. They had plenty of small size for $28 ish but for a few dollars more they were nearly double in size. Some double grafts also with Peach / Nectarine.
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Time: 23rd August 2009 7:14pm

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JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says...
Very nice looking peach tree.

Time: 24th August 2009 10:04am

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virginny says...
Not much talked about ,but a peach will grow true to seed and produce fruit in 3 years ,which is much the same time as a graft.

Time: 25th August 2009 9:22am

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Jimmy says...
Huh? Seedlings are variable.!! Thats how you breed new types by crossing type A with type B and seeing what comes of it.

Time: 25th August 2009 11:01am

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Jason says...
Thats my understanding too. Hence one of the reasons all fruit trees are grafted. Guranteed true to parent.

Time: 25th August 2009 9:10pm

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Itdepends says...
Mind you, you could also strike cutttings to get a tree true to the parent- but the rootstocks are generally more vigorous/disease resistant

Time: 25th August 2009 9:47pm

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virginny says...
Yes, my dear Watson ;seedlings are variable and water is wet. My point is that if a plant is selected for long enough, the undesirable characteristics are selected out . One is then left with a little variability but such variability is of desirable characteristics.This ,I repeat, only applies to highly slected species such as peaches. You can get a bad egg but rarely a bad peach from a seedling.

Time: 29th August 2009 9:26am

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Jantina says...
I think we have had this discussion before in relation to nectarines ( a very close relative) and I wasn't the only one to say that the best nectarine I have ever tasted was seed grown and I have since had one come up in the chook yard which is delicious, very sweet and matures very late thus extending the seaon nicely.

Time: 29th August 2009 2:34pm

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Jason says...
For the home garden i'm sure raising from seed will get you a nice tree, close to the original.

Not sure about Jimmy, but I had in mind mass production. With large numbers you will get diversity.

Time: 29th August 2009 2:38pm

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Jantina says...
True.

Time: 29th August 2009 6:28pm

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Jason says...
Some mini peaches on the way. Dont know if they will stay on with tree still being young.
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Time: 5th September 2009 3:19pm

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Jen says...
I have a miniature nectarine grown from seed. It's 2 years old, less than a foot high. Does anyone out there know much about growing these things out from seed? How can I keep it safe and how long before it flowers? I live in braidwood, and the weather is quite variable, severely cold at times.

Time: 8th October 2009 8:33am

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Jason says...
Hi Jen, Ive never bothered to grow any fruit trees from seed. Not that it cant be done, or that you will get a great tree in the end. Just that for $20 or $30 you get a tree with a year or so growth, disease free on good root stock and guranteed to be like the parent tree (no risk)

I have patience but not that much for $20 :)

Time: 8th October 2009 10:19am

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Faramir says...
I also have never bothered to gro any type of fruit seeds from seed, and of course it can be done, I agree fully with what jason has siad.

Time: 3rd November 2009 3:55pm

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Faramir says...
to fix that mistake of gro, i meant grow.

Time: 3rd November 2009 3:56pm

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