not any more.. after first top and 3 years, well lets say that's history..LOL
slips, shoots and pups only..
once you get one to fruit or before you should have one of the three for next planting.. i've got a slip out there now on one that fruited last winter, it needs to be planted for next years fruit. but i haven't got to it yet, bzy with work and veg. garden.
if yu plant a fruit top, twist it off, not cut. pull off 2-3 bottom layers of blades. then plant that and keep moist and shuld be fine..
yu can order 2 slips cheap from exotic plants
http://www.fruitlovers.com/fruittreeprices.html
these are the sugarloafs.. white, less acidic and eat core.. smaller than gold var..
they'll send them right out to ya..