STONE FRUIT
Peaches, nectarines, apricots and almonds (which is a type of peach) grow pretty much true to type. This means the stone will grow into a tree very similar to the tree it came from and produce a very similar milar fruit. It’s not as exact as cloning with th a cutting, but close.
I have found peaches and nectarines rines trees do best in the Waikato when grown from stones. Stone-grown trees are e producing well within five years and d are more resistant to leaf curl and brown wn rot. If these fungal diseases are a problem em in your area, plant your tree where it gets maximum air flow to alleviate them.
How to grow stonefruit for free
Don’t let your stone dry out. Clean the flesh from them and store in the fridge in a jar or sealed plastic bag with some sphagnum moss or damp paper towels to winter over. If you live in a cold area, plant in a pot and keep outside (moist but not wet) to get the winter chill. Plums are more frequently grown from cuttings. Select new, healthy branches in winter (not vigorous water shoots or spindly growth), g cut flush with the join to the main branch (this junction is where roots will sprout from), from) soak in willow water if available ava and plant in pots or directly dir into place.
SHERYN’S SHERY TIP
Always plant your cuttings the right way up. If cutting both ends, use a sloping cut on the bottom end so you know which is which.