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QUESTION: Hello:
I have two peach seeds from a country fruit stand where the peachs were grown on the property. They were great! I want to plant them, but have to get the soil and pot today. Do I keep they moist, or in water?. I don't want them to dry out today if they need to be either in water or something else. Thanks for getting back.

ANSWER: Hi Nanci,
Thanx for your question.  I get so frustrated with these questions more for you than for me.  A person finds some fantabulous fruit and saves the seed so they can grow a tree and get some more of that good fruit.  Here's the problem.  Most fruit one buys in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Australia/New Zealand, Japan and many other parts of the world are the result of hybridization.  That means that if one takes a seed from a fruit from a hybrid, that seed will most likely produce a plant that will produce fruit that have no resemblence to the original fruit.  Why?  Because of so much in breeding.  Hybrids very, very rarely set seed that will result in an offspring that directly resembles the the parent plants.  There is no harm in trying but bear in mind that it will take 5-7 years from germination to when the tree will bear fruit.  I hope this helps.
Tom

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QUESTION: Hi thanks for the answer. The peach trees were on the property. It is an old fruit orchard. Does this make a difference in the hybridization issue? I live in a rural area, and these were old established peach trees. Can I germinate these seeds when they have become dry, or do I need to keep them in water??

Answer
Hi Nanci,
You might have an heirloom peach in your orchard so there is no harm in trying.  Some folks might try cuttings but cuttings are hard to get from fruit trees.  If you want to try, you can take 6-8 inch cuttings of new wood (green), strip off all of the leaves except the last three and dip the cuttings in Rootone or some other rooting hormone.  Then stick the cuttings 1 inch deep in warm, wet sand.  Keep the sand wet and warm and in about 8 weeks, rooting should begin.  I Hope this helps.
Tom