can you start a fruit tree from a cutting?

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veeja3 Renton, WA(Zone 7a) May 05, 2006

I have never seen a fruit tree for sale started from a cutting. I have a plum I love and wanna know if I can start a couple more from cuttings, It is a dwarf that produced over 100 plums last year. does anyone know if I can start a new one from a cutting?
thankyou carol

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StarhillForest Illinois, IL(Zone 5b) May 05, 2006

Start some seedlings from the plum pits and graft scions from the original tree onto them in a year or two. But keep in mind that the grafts won't be dwarf.

Guy S.

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bettydee La Grange, TX(Zone 8b) May 05, 2006

There are a number of reasons for grafting fruit trees. Grafting is a way to produce dwarf trees, to use root systems that are better adapted to certain soil types and climates, better disease resistance and to propagate a desired variety.

Your cuttings would probably grow into standard trees and may have weaker root systems. If you don't have room for large trees, you may want to buy another dwarf of the same variety.

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digging_dirt comebychance, NL(Zone 5b) May 05, 2006

I have tried meny times to get a cutting of a fruit tree to grow , no luck.
So i came to the conclusion that it cant be done.
If you try and it works let me know how you did it

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bettydee La Grange, TX(Zone 8b) May 05, 2006

You could try air layering a branch.

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Equilibrium May 06, 2006

To the best of my knowledge you will have no success attempting to root cuttings from your plum tree. Really sorry about that.

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