how to grow plum trees from plum seed?

Answer 1

The plum trees which we buy in North America are usually grafted. The understock determines size hardiness etc. The Cambridge Gage grows on its own rootstock, which is an exception. Trees from seeds are mostly used for understock. The fruit of these trees does not have the high quality of the fruit grown in orchards, so I was told.
However should you want to go ahead with this experiment just use a stone of a very ripe plum. In the fall, bury it in your garden about 1 inch deep and keep the soil moist. In the past the squirrels planted all sorts of trees in my garden: walnuts, hazelnuts, oaks and apricots. So why not try planting the seed of a plum, it will be fun to watch what will develop.

Answer 2

Yep. Getting the seed to germinate may be tricky as sometimes they need chilling before they will start.

Many modern fruit trees are grafted onto different root stocks to improve the fruit tree's ability to handle many different soils or for dwarfing purposes. So what grows from the seed may be somewhat different from a plum purchased at a garden center.

The chances the plum will be a hybrid of two different plum types is remote as most fruit is grown in orchards where there is but one variety. Not saying it can't happen...........

Answer 3

do not open the seed. save the seed in moist peat moss. now to not moist although. save it contained in the refrigerator for some months. Then plant it. This seed will make a tree in spite of the indisputable fact that the fruit received't be good. Peach timber are made by technique of budding. "One bud from a tree you want is placed on a rootstock."

Answer 4

Grow Plum Tree From Seed