Cherry Cuttings Produce True-to-Type Trees

Unlike seeds, cuttings from a cherry tree are clones—exact genetic copies. They will produce identical fruit in 5–7 years.

Take green wood cuttings in early summer, root with hormone, and grow on. This bypasses hybrid seed variability.

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