Quote Originally Posted by GaGrown
There you go! DNA is the same! I told you! You answered ya own question! DNA Is on the decline if taken from a clone and not a mother!

Ga Grown

Where did you hear this? I have taken a clone of a clone - of a clone! and everything is the same as the original mother. Granted the mom is only ~ 4 years old or so.. but its the first I have heard of the DNA "degrading" automagically.

As long as common sense is used and inferior clones (read: weaker, not as strong growth, mutated) are discarded, there should be no discernable degradation. Think about Granny Smith apples - all of them (ALL of them, everywhere...) basically come from the original granny smith apple tree (I believe originally from australia, from.. you guessed it - Granny Smiths garden). Occasionally a granny smith apple tree will throw out an odd fruit, colored or sweeter - this would not be the tree to clone from.

Actually most any stabilized apple varieties are from clones....
Tokudai Reviewed by Tokudai on . Clones seem stuck in neutral .... OK, first time I've taken cuttings for clones ... variety I am growing is known for easy cloning ... cut, dipped in water, and rooting solution, stuck into potting soil, misted, etc ... clone took almost immediately, no problems whatsoever.... BUT ... its almost 3 weeks now, and the plants still 'look' excellent , the picture of health ... but still SMALL ... its like Im trying to grow bonzai pot ... I assumed the plant is busy with a root system, but after this long, shouldn't it be growing ?? Rating: 5