2006-09-15 13:31:29 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Lots of misinformation here. Apples are grafted onto specific kinds of rootstock, depending on climate and soil type, so I doubt that a cutting would succeed, even if you did get it to root. However, a cutting can be grafted onto the branch of an existing tree if you know how.
New varieties come from trees grown from seed in experimental orchards. The thing is, apple seeds carry a huge load of genetic information and do not "come true" - that is, planting seeds from a specific apple will not reproduce that apple. Very llikely the apples that result will be a huge disappointment, but once in a while you get lucky...and that's where the many apple varieties came from. Luck.
The trees that Johnny Appleseed grew were not intended for eating so it didn't matter what they tasted like. Back then, homesteaders were required by law to plant a specific number of apple trees (50, I think) on the property they claimed. Johnny was a speculator who started nurseries on the edge of new "developments" and sold them to homesteaders. The fruit was used to make hard cider which everyone, even children, drank as a substitute for beer. It was the alcoholic beverage of choice in America for well over a hundred years.
2006-09-16 00:51:54 · answer #1 · answered by keepsondancing 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Growing Apple Trees From Cuttings
2016-10-18 12:49:58 · answer #2 · answered by brashears 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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Can you grow an apple tree from a cutting from another apple tree?
2015-08-14 18:54:41 · answer #3 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yup. It's how they come up with new varieties! Just be certain that the tree you got the cutting from has good apples on it. Oh, and that the cutting came from the upper part of the tree and not the roots. Some trees are grafts, and the rootstock will not bear the same apples as the upper part of the tree if it has been grafted.
2006-09-15 13:44:21 · answer #4 · answered by Smurfett 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
why does it matter but an apple tree will grow back depending on climate and other various conditions though possible it is very unlikely so try to not get your apple trees cut down if possible
2016-03-15 05:29:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, you can't!! all these people seem to be confused,, what with cloning and all mentioned!! You can graft a bud from one tree to another,, or a larger wood stock to a root stock,,, but you CAN NOT get an apple tree by planting a cutting! And to the person who mentioned Johnny Appleseed,,, His names says it all dude!! He planted APPLE SEEDS! And to the person who mentioned new varieties,, they get these by cross pollination,, not grafting!
2006-09-15 18:01:55 · answer #6 · answered by fuzzykjun 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You can do a graft from one kind of apple tree onto another kind of apple tree. I do not believe you can start another tree from a cutting as you can do with some shrubs.
2006-09-15 13:38:42 · answer #7 · answered by JAN 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
yes use a root starter and place it in a glass of water or if its big then place it in a hole with root growth hormones on it and then use some topsoil and water everyday for a week a little at a time so the roots can grow in
2006-09-15 14:18:26 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Ever hear of Johnny Appleseed?
2006-09-15 13:39:59 · answer #9 · answered by William R 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Yes u can, you will need a root hormone powder & some worm castings.
2006-09-15 13:52:38 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋