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Reading the rose cuttings thread reminded me of a question that has been purplexing me for a long time. Why are all fruit trees produced by grafting branches ontu a generic rootstock?
It's known that the legendary Johnny Appleseed never did practice grafting - he only grew his apple trees from seed. He believed that grafting "hurt" the trees.
Now, I hear the argument that the tree won't come true from seed, but what about other methods of propogation, like cuttings? I have produced new cherry trees from hardwood cuttings this year, and I'm wondering if these will come true like the parent. Why wouldn't they?
Can anyone explain this to me?
dave
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