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re: Fruit Tree Nursey in south LA that are not grafted

Posted on 1/30/23 at 12:33 pm to
Posted by eatpie
Kentucky
Member since Aug 2018
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Posted on 1/30/23 at 12:33 pm to
Just so you understand, grafted trees, particularly citrus, are grafted for a reason. The primary reason is growing fruit trees from seed produces an unknown quality of tree. When we graft, we take a "pure" specimen of known qualities and graft it to a strong rootstock. A seed will be the offspring of 2 parents, potentially producing a less desirable tree. Since we won't know the quality of the tree and fruit for possibly several years if grown from seed, we skip ahead and start with the quality tree we desire.

FWIW, I'm just an old jarhead, so I may not know what I'm talking about.
Posted by Royalfisher
Member since May 2022
459 posts
Posted on 2/11/23 at 11:08 am to
I understand the need to graft a cutting from a known producer to good root stick but why not just root the cutting from a known producer? Why graft it except to get a head start? But couldn’t you root it and still get a good producer?
Posted by Obtuse1
Westside Bodymore Yo
Member since Sep 2016
25941 posts
Posted on 2/11/23 at 5:17 pm to
quote:

The primary reason is growing fruit trees from seed produces an unknown quality of tree.


The problem is with fruits that aren't true to seed. Guacamole and almost all apples are examples of fruit that don't grow true to seed. You might have a 1 in a thousand chance of getting (good) edible fruit when you plant a gauc pit or apple seed. Peaches and nectarines are true to seed BUT they have to be pollinated by a tree of the same variety. Citrus fruit are generally true to seed.


I too am curious as to the OP's desire for a non-grafted tree.
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