How long can you keep a plant going through rooted cuttings?

harveyc · October 3, 2012

I've got a hybrid tomato that is producing different fruit than the other plans I've got of the same plant. It might be a branch mutation. I'm going to take some cuttings and over-winter them in my greenhouse to grow it next year.

A friend once told me that a plant would eventually mutate and no longer come true through rooted cuttings. Is that true?

Also, will an indeterminate tomato continue to produce indefinitely if propagated through rooted cuttings?

Thanks!

October 3, 2012	#1
harveyc Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Sacramento County Posts: 40	How long can you keep a plant going through rooted cuttings? I've got a hybrid tomato that is producing different fruit than the other plans I've got of the same plant. It might be a branch mutation. I'm going to take some cuttings and over-winter them in my greenhouse to grow it next year. A friend once told me that a plant would eventually mutate and no longer come true through rooted cuttings. Is that true? Also, will an indeterminate tomato continue to produce indefinitely if propagated through rooted cuttings? Thanks!