apple trees from seed

 


I found a couple of old apple trees that produced the
best apples I had since a child.  I have always wanted
to try planting apple seeds and now with these two
wonderful apple seeds, I did just that.

I have two apple trees (same tree) that grew almost 3
ft in one year!  I'm ready to plant them in the ground as
soon as the weather cools.

The other apple seeds that I planted, are just now
popping up in my make-shift hot box.

My question....will these trees produce anything near
to their mother plant?  I have other dwarf apple trees
and I'm not worried about pollination.  But I don't
know what if any type of apples these trees will produce.

Is a seed a seed and will it keep growing and be like
the mother seed from which it came?  :)

Donna
in WA

 



http://www.gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/10/seed_germination_how_to_grow_an_apple_tree_from_seeds.html

 


Thank you!  the link was very informative and have it
saved.  My seeds grew so fast at first I thought them
weeds or sunflowers.  But they're apple.  Six years is
a long time but it'll be worth the wait.

Donna
in WA




http://www.gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/10/seed_germination_how_to_grow_an_apple_tree_from_seeds.html

 



http://www.gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/10/seed_germination_how_to_grow_an_apple_tree_from_seeds.html

Six years is way too long on a maybe.    Go to a local nursery and buy
some fruit trees (they don't cost much), you'll have apples by the
second year.

 


http://www.gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/10/seed_germination_how_to_grow_an_apple_tree_from_seeds.html

My semi-dwarf apple trees were bought by a local nursery as were my
semi-dwarf cherries trees.  I'm hoping to have some fruit next year on
both.

The seeds I planted and actually grew (not a natural green thumber)
were all from decades old trees....at least 50 years old or older.  They
just don't make em like this any more and I'm old enough :( to know
that....so since they're growing anyway, I'll just wait and see what
happens.

Who knows....maybe nothing.   But it's worth the try.

Donna
in WA