My sister decided to plant an apple tree using some seeds from an apple. all we did is beried them where lots of sun and rain reaches- under some fresh soil but the problem is that we don't know if it will grow or not and that the stupid bugs have eaten the seeds
2007-02-28 04:20:37 · 10 answers · asked by Chesh » 5 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Good question. If your lucky enough to have the apple seeds sprout, then you should see them push out of the soil in about two to three weeks. To get to the size necessary for fruit production will take approximately five years. Me and my brother did this a long time ago with orange seeds.
Below is a link with some sugestions on being successful in the future at growing apple trees from seeds, if you ever want to try it again. Good luck with them! The world could use a few more good trees.
2007-02-28 04:39:52 · answer #1 · answered by krodgibami 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your chances of growing apple trees with editable fruit from seed may be rather slim to none. But it could work for you. Give it a try and after a few weeks of warm sunny weather, you might get a sprout.
If you do get a sprout, it might produce flowers in a couple of years and you may be lucky enough to get fruit you can eat.
All in all, if you want to have success and be able to eat the fruit, buy and plant a two or three year old tree from an established supplier.
2007-02-28 04:30:12 · answer #2 · answered by MT C 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you can grow apple trees from seeds, and yes they can produce apples, (but may not taste the same as the apple you planted since it was likely a hybrid). Patience...alot of it...is what you will need. Start with sprouting the seeds in a moistened paper towel sealed inside a plastic bag in your refigerator, (this will take about 6 months.) Then plant the sprouts in a pot first with lots of room for roots to take hold. It may take up to two years for it to be strong enough to live outside and survive a cold winter. And a word to the wise, plant more than one. You'll need it for pollination purposes. I was told long ago there are even male and female varieties of some types of apples...Don't know if that is really true, but just in case...
Good luck. I hope it works out for you.
Mine grew about 8ft tall and was beginning to really produce...until my son hit it with the car!!!! The apples were small and a bit tart, but tastey
2015-05-07 21:35:57 · answer #3 · answered by Janice 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well here is a website that may help you .. but i believe you can not grow an apple tree from seeds, i think at some point you have to graft a piece of a producing apple tree to it in order to get apples from you tree
2007-02-28 04:31:27 · answer #4 · answered by Lonewolf 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My dad says that it will take more than a year to grow a tree so just be
Patient :-)
2015-05-30 04:56:22 · answer #5 · answered by Brinna 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
best start an apple tree in a pot on a window sill especially this time of year,you can keep a better eye on it this way then plant it where you want when bigger
2007-02-28 04:59:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it will never grow!!
j/p a long time and it might take a life time!
thats if u even keep the bugs away everyday!sorry
2007-02-28 04:32:19 · answer #7 · answered by dizzle 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your soo funny. i suggest you go and buy a baby tree from a nursery.
but they usually take a very long time to grow big, and if your growing it from a seed, its most likely to fail. sorry. i tried it many times when i was young.
2007-02-28 04:25:41 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 7⤋
wow, only the first person actually answered the question. how negative people are!
2014-03-19 10:34:14 · answer #9 · answered by Sandra 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
years and years, but it may not even germinate
2007-02-28 04:30:23 · answer #10 · answered by rjphillips246 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋