Nectarine from seed(stone)

[burnie]

Last year I planted a stone from a Nectarine in a small pot, to my surprise it grew. Over wintered in the conservatory and all the leaves fell off, so presumed had died, but no, new growth, so it's now in a much bigger pot and thriving in the greenhouse.
First daft question:-
Will it ever fruit?
2nd dq
Will it be ok in a container, how big will it grow, can I Bonsai it a bit to keep the size in check?
3rd dq
Will it ever stop growing, I'm sure I can see it growing as I look at it?

[nickdub]

Quite good odds of getting decent fruit from a peach or nectarine seedling - better than most other fruit types anyway. I'm not sure dwarfing the tree by bonsaiing it is the best answer though.

How about buying a peach or nectarine on a dwarfing root stock and using something like approach grafting to get a branch or two on that growing your seedling variety ?

Eventual size of the tree if grown in the ground = 30' as a guesstimate ?

[devonuk]

I planted 4 peach stones in 2014; three did nothing, one flowered and fruited its 4th spring (and produced nectarines not peaches). It is fruiting again this year. It is in a big container, about the size of a standard bucket, and that's where it is staying.

They grow like fury. They fruit only on last year's growth, so you can cut out all dead wood and as much as you like of the new growth, to keep it in check.

Edit: by "did nothing" I mean didn't fruit - they all grew and kept on growing.

Edit2 and I meant cut out all *old* wood (but of course cut out dead wood too).

[MyWifesBrassicas]

If by chance, you allow them to outgrow their space, how hard can you prune nectarines/peaches back?
How readily do they shoot from lower down branches?

[nickdub]

If by chance, you allow them to outgrow their space, how hard can you prune nectarines/peaches back?
How readily do they shoot from lower down branches?

They'll regrow OK - BUT any large branches which are cut back -say bigger than 2" in diameter - are like open wounds and lead to a risk of infection which is a) quite large and b) likely to be terminal.

[MyWifesBrassicas]

They'll regrow OK - BUT any large branches which are cut back -say bigger than 2" in diameter - are like open wounds and lead to a risk of infection which is a) quite large and b) likely to be terminal.

Thanks.
Whens the best time to heavily prune? Dormant season?

[nickdub]

Thanks.
Whens the best time to heavily prune? Dormant season?

Nope, full growth - say June/July/August - the sap pressure through the cut makes it less easy for an infection to establish and the "gumming" that you get also helps seal the cut.

[MyWifesBrassicas]

Nope, full growth - say June/July/August - the sap pressure through the cut makes it less easy for an infection to establish and the "gumming" that you get also helps seal the cut.

Thanks.
I have a lord napier that i've neglected, needs a "heavy" trim.
Sorry Burnie for hijacking your post

[burnie]

Thanks.
I have a lord napier that i've neglected, needs a "heavy" trim.
Sorry Burnie for hijacking your post

No problem, we are all learning here, thanks for the advice about care, final daft question, do I need two for pollination or will one be ok. Reason for asking this will spend most of the year in my greenhouse, way too cold up here outside.

[nickdub]

probably be OK pollinating itself - some you-tube videos are about on how to help pollination yourself, if there are not enough insects around