Is it possible to cross-breed tree's?

Question

Is it possible to cross-breed tree's?

Answer 1

If the trees belong to the same species there is no problem at all.  However, if the trees belong to closely related species, the cross-breeding will give the so-called hybrids that will produce fruits but their seeds will be sexually sterile (i.e. they will not produce other fruit-producing trees).  

Trees belonging to distinctly different species or genera (pine x orange) will not cross-breed

Answer 2

If you look at most of the fruit in the supermarket you will see the results of doing that cross breeding for centuries. Look at the apple and orange varieties and the nectarines and the bananas. They all have been improved from tree fruit that was barely edible.

Answer 3

YES..they do it all time.

Answer 4

yes it is possible as long as the trees are in the same species example a lot of fruit trees such as citrus

Answer 5

It happens quite often in nature.  I had a thornless honey locust that my parents bought me and when it bore fruit, it had cross pollenated with a wild honey locust.  Now I have these cross breeds that have thorns, but so far they are smaller than those of the normal honey locust.

Answer 6

It is possible to cross-breed trees within the same species. For example you can cross an orange with a tangerine and get a tangor. You can cross two varieties of apple and get a new apple. They have hybrid poplar trees from crossing different poplars. What you can't do is cross a pine tree with an oak or a pecan tree with a maple, etc.  There is nothing against nature with making crosses among trees.  Plant breeders do it all the time.

Answer 7

Yes as long as the trees can be sexually propagated.  Most trees, though, are reproduced by cuttings, grafts, etc. Grafting (and its variants) is also in a way cross-breeding, because the characteristics of the scion are carried, and its possible to have say, different branches bearing different flowers (but I have not seen these accross species).

Answer 8

ever eat and orange ?? there's your answer

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_(fru...

Answer 9

Yes, but; better avoid it. It is against nature.