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Old 03-15-12, 11:42 PM   #3
TimJFowler
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Originally Posted by MN Renovator View Post
Apple trees are rarely grown by seed, usually the root system of another tree is grafted to an Apple cutting because the root system of Apple trees don't develop well. You might need to research what other types of tree work well for this. If not, you might end up with a small weak tree that might have trouble supporting fruit. There's no reason not to give it a shot though. Either way, keep us posted how it does.
As I understand it, the issue with apple trees is that 99% of the time they don't grow true to seed. More often an apple seed will produce a crab apple tree. The other issue is that it can take 5-10 years from seed to an apple tree that can bear fruit.

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Tim
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