Many people mistakenly believe that fruit trees come true to name from seeds.
In reality if you collect seed from a fruit grown on a plant these seeds will produce plants that will be a hybrid of two plants. Therefore, all fruit trees must be vegetatively propagated by either grafting or budding methods. Grafting and budding require that you have a compatible rootstock or mother plant onto which you can attach your desired variety. An inexpensive way to obtain a seedling rootstock is to collect seeds from the type of plant you are propagating. This sheet gives a simple method to help germinate seeds to produce grafting rootstocks.