Pits O'Henry Peach?

General Fruit Growing
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Anything worth sprouting O’Henry peach pits?

Good on its own roots, for scionwood/buds to graft?

I don’t know that’s why i’m asking.

Thanks :+1:

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Do it, what can it hurt? I’ve currently got about 20 peach seedlings I sprouted specifically to bud “Lantz” plumcot onto next year.

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It’s a beautiful peach and typically peach rootstocks are great for grafting other stone fruits. @SpokanePeach vouches strongly that he uses peach rootstock to grow plums
Dennis
Kent, wa

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I grew a Henry II from seed. It produced late fruit of almost average taste this year so I’m removing it. It was a bad year for peaches in my area but a seedling of Zee Lady was earlier and tasty so that’s the one I’m keeping.

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I honestly thought my taste buds were trying to fool me, because I taste a slight hint of apricot in O’Henry peach. After researching some they say O’Henry was a cross with a unknown apricot, who knew? Perhaps this is common? Maybe someone more knowledgeable than I am can chime in here?

We enjoyed the taste of O’Henry peach so I would like to grow some. I’ll start with sprouting pits, see if they do well. If so plant a row of them. The late season ripening of O’Henry is also appealing to me.

Thanks

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Don’t know about the apricot cross. Not likely.
From Specialty Produce:
“O’Henry peaches were developed by breeder Grant Merrill in Central California. The variety was believed to have been created from an open-pollinated seedling of Merrill bonanza peaches, possibly crossed with an unknown nectarine, and was released to commercial growers in 1968.”

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Thank You Very Much for the correction :+1:

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