Question
Hi Tom - Thanks for your previous answers clarifying that sprouting a cherry pip is unlikely to result in a tree that produces anything like the cherry the pip came from, because of the prevalence of hybridisation in cherry production. You suggest taking a cutting of green wood instead but, as someone who's ignorant of quite how hybridisation works beyond what you explained, I wasn't clear if you were suggesting that growing from a cutting WOULD result in a tree producing similar fruit (after the 5 to 7 years) or whether that was just wishful thinking on my part. Could you clarify that for me? Many thanks - Katannuta

Answer
Hi Katannuta,
Thanx for the followup.  I apologize if I was unclear in my previous information.  Basically, when one takes a cutting from a tree or shrub, once rooted this cutting is a clone of the parent plant so, it will be an exact copy of the parent and perform the way the parent does.  So, you should be able to get the same fruit your got from the parent tree, from your clone (cutting).  I hope this helps.
Tom