How to propagate fruit trees?

Question

About 2 years ago in late winter I cut off a 30 cm long Grape Wine
and a 30 cm long twig of a Fig tree. Then I planted both of in fertile soil. Both of those trees are growing now.
Can anyone tell me can you propagate the following trees by using the same method that is by cutting a twig and planting it in the soil;
Apple, Pear, Cherry, Mullberry, Quince, Plum, Chestnut and Walnut.

Answer 1

All can be propagated in the same manner you used with the grape and fig. You may want to use a hard wood root hormone to speed up the process.

Answer 2

For fruit trees, you are always better off buying a tree from the nursery than sprouting it yourself. As a rule, fruit trees do not come "true to seed". They have a lot of genetic diversity so when you plant a seed, the tree that grows will be a lot different than the parent. For example, most oranges grown from seed will be very thorny and the fruit will be bitter. Most apples will be crab apples. Most pears will be woody, and the trees will be enormous. Almost all fruit grown is cloned from trees that are proven to be worth while. And it will be grafted on to a root stock that will give consistent results for the size and growth habit of the tree. That way, you will know not only what kind of fruit you will get, but how big the tree will grow and what shape it will be. When you know how big a tree will get, you know how far to plant them apart. If a tree grows to five meters tall, you should plant it five meters away from the next tree. In general, trees will be as wide as they are tall. When you plant a tree, dig a big hole for it, and add lots of compost. You can use wood chips for mulch. The main thing is that you don't want grass to grow around the base because the grass will steal the nutrients from your tree. Don't put the wood chips up against the trunk because that could rot the trunk of the tree.

Answer 3

Most commercial fruit trees are grafted today with a branch from a new variety to an old faithful healthy good producing tree.
Some of the ones you mentioned can be grown from a twig. Some are sprouted in water first. Others are grown from seeds. Quince grows well from planting a rotting fruit.