Can you grow an apple tree by digging a hole and putting an apple in it?
2006-10-23 03:05:13 · 8 answers · asked by ani 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Naturally apple seeds are distributed by animals eating the apple and seeds and later depositing the seed encased in fecal matter since the seed is not digested in the stomache or small intestine. As a previous poster noted, the decay process started in the apple world have a good chance of decaying the seed as well. Thus the seed must be removed from the apple to have favorable success in sprouting.
Now even if a tree were to develop from this seed, it may or may not develop a good apple. It definately will not give you the same type of apple whence it came. However you could use the new tree as a stock and graft on a branch from an apple tree which supplies a good apple. In fact you can graft on peach and pear branches and produce multiple fruits on one tree. This can be rather difficult though. And in the end it is just much easier to get a seedling from a nursery as a previous post has stated.
2006-10-23 06:16:19 · answer #1 · answered by forestofblade 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This sure is a very difficult way of owning an apple tree and may be of not owning one at all. It is more prudent to buy a little grown tree from a nursery and plant it.
If you still insist on growing one from a seed you can keep trying it while this tree is growing. If you are lucky you will end up with some more apple tree while you are sure you own one already.
2006-10-23 05:04:52 · answer #2 · answered by Greenman 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No you would have to cut the apple in half and take the seeds out and by next spring they should be growing and you will have a nice apple tree.
2006-10-23 09:28:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should take the seeds out and plant them. If you succeed, you will get a Crab Apple tree. As Crab Apple is the root stock for Apple and Pear. You will have to graft either one to get the fruit.
2006-10-23 04:26:17 · answer #4 · answered by JD 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, with care that will work. However, genetically the apples from that tree will not be the same as the apple you planted. To continue the same genetics it is necessary to take a cutting from the tree and root it.
2006-10-23 03:13:25 · answer #5 · answered by slippped 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your chances of growing an apple tree from an APPLE in the ground are about 99.9% doomed to failure.. The apple flesh would rot and cause the seeds to rot also
2006-10-23 03:10:02 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe you should just plant a seed in potting soil and get it started. I've saw a tree sprout from several apples in one area---but it takes a long time.
2006-10-23 03:14:52 · answer #7 · answered by Dreamcatcher 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can, but you'd be several years ahead of the game if you bought a seedling from a nursery and planted that. It will take your seed 2-3 years to get to be that big.
2006-10-23 03:07:59 · answer #8 · answered by Ralfcoder 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋