Has anyone here ever planted a peach pit & actually had it grow into a tree?

Question

My daughter wants to do this with some of the peaches we are freezing, and I was just wondering what chance of success we have and if there is anything special we should know about growing it if it happens to sprout.

Oh, just to be clear, I'm not freezing the peaches with the pits in them. I'm cutting them into slices after removing the pits, and then freezing just the slices :O)

Answer 1

Just to increase your odds of one growing, I would use a lot of pits...soak them in warm (but not boiling hot) water overnight, then I would plant a row of them and bury the pits under about 1-2" of soil (I would vary the depth too, just to increase the odds). Or, you can scatter them in a pot and keep it in partial shade and water it regularly. I have grown several peach trees from the pits with my kids, and it's pretty fun when one starts poking out of the ground! You can also do it now and one could pop up this spring.

Answer 2

Plant Peach Pit

Answer 3

Actually it's not that uncommon. When I was a kid, a neighborhood friend buried a peach pit and it sprouted the next spring. The trees themselves are fairly hardy, but the blossoms and fruit are extremely prone to frost damage in northern climates.

I have had several peach pits sprout through the years. Plant them only a couple of inches under the soil. A good rich composted soil will yield the best results. Don't attempt to transplant for the first couple of years. Protect the tree with ratwire the first couple of years since rodents and deer like the tender sweet bark in the winter. When you transplant, prepare a rich soil environment and make sure you do not destroy any roots. Plant in full sun and water regularly.

You might want to look into proper pruning because a crop of peaches will cause branches to sag and break.

Good luck with your peach project.

Answer 4

A peach does not need a male and female plant, they are self polenating, so if you have a good seed it will grow a tree. However the tree will probably not produce fruit, or it will be very poor quality fruit.
I would also, as someone else suggested, plant it with the hard shell cracked open.
Don't over water or it will rot. Plant several under a thin layer of well drained potting soil, place them in a bright place. But outside is probably too hot for them right now.

I must say, my parents grew several types of fruit and I never saw any of them sprout just from falling on the ground.

You could just buy a small seedling peach tree and your daughter could help tend to it and watch it grow.

An easier thing to grow would be an avacado or potato! Good luck!

Answer 5

Okay, this is how to do it. First remember that this is not an easy task. When you have chosen your seed, let it dry for 24hrs. Now place seed in a Ziploc bag with potting soil slightly moistened or use paper towels if soil not available. Place in refrigerator and keep temp at 33 to 41 degrees. Do all this in January and take seed out and plant in April. Plant seed in rich soil at a depth of 2", it should sprout in about 6 to 8 weeks. Good luck.

Answer 6

You need to plant the whole peach. The peach will serve as food for the young, forming roots, and greatly increase the chances of success.

Answer 7

if you freeze the peach you kill the seed or pit. If you have a fresh peach and you put it top soil in an well water releasing pot in other words dont drown it. you can also use some pete moss and cow manure in the mix .and in about 8 weeks it will sprout plant it about 2 inches deep in a 12" inch round and deep pot put some small pebbles in the bottom of the pot to help you keep from drowning the plant . put it direct sun hopefully you live in the south like me .peach trees cannot handle a freeze so keep it mobile

Answer 8

Put the seed outside for one winter--Put it about 4" underground--in the Spring put it in a 4" pot, water the potting soil about once a week, and put it in a window seal for sunshine- it may sprout, but will not grow a peach- it takes two to tango, good luck

Answer 9

i use to do this as a kid myself but the only thing i ever had any luck with was watermelon. peaches wont grow in florida the climate is too humid. good luck

Answer 10

you can actually grow a peach tree with the pit you just need to research when the best time is to grow your tree in your climate and what time of year to do it. Check what soil it should be grown in and at what temperature and time of year. That is your best bet.