What is the best way to grow a nectarine tree from a pit?

Question

I've read that putting them in potting soil or tossing them out into the garden doesn't really work and that they need a period of cold. If I put it in the freezer for a time, will that help? If so, how long should it stay in there?

BTW... I can't really afford to buy a tree. That's why I'd like to plant one from "seed".

BTW... I can't really afford to buy a tree. That's why I'd like to grow
one from "seed".

Answer 1

Let the seed dry completely. Nectarines do not need a freezing cold to stimulate germination. Plant in a pot and keep moist but not soggy. Stone fruits like nectarines and peaches may take quite awhile to sprout. They do not require a second variety as a polinator. Peaches nectarine and european plums are self polinating but will usually produce better with a second tree nearby. It will take several years to bear fruit and the fruit will probably not be the same as what the seed came from.

Answer 2

If you don't have a greenhouse environment, you may waste a lot of time and energy getting to grow the seedling, tehn years waiting for it to bear fruit, assuming you have at least two. to pollinate each other.

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