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dlxmfl

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From sowing seeds to sprout it 
variaety a mother tree and the same variety ?? 
Or any other make the new variety ??

Blueberries are recruited to the varieties developed by a few of the many seedlings are figs 
I wonder what method to develop the breed. 
Will see how the professional development of the farm?
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If I understand what you are asking, no, seeds do not produce like mother tree.  A breeding program often picks 2 parents and tests hundreds or thousands of seedlings to find a few keepers.
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See if this can help...
There are a number of posts in the thread discussing this issue
http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post/forcing-figs-to-ripen-before-it-is-too-late-2240760?pid=21327030#post21327030
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