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Seed count is related to several factors.
Pollination is required for a seed to develop. It requires a minimum of 6-7 of the total possible seeds in the ovary to be pollinated for a fruit of good size to grow. The more seeds are fertilized the larger the fruit. There are five seed pockets in the apple's ovary with space for two seeds per pocket.
Orchardists check their apples by cutting crosswise, to open all pockets at once, then count the seeds to see if the tree received adequate pollination. Apples can not pollinate themselves so there must be a pollinator tree in a different variety nearby. This is why apple seeds never breed true.
Healthier trees produce better fruit with more and larger seeds. Water, nutrients, pest load all factor into seed production.

2007-11-03 14:41:55 · answer #1 · answered by gardengallivant 7 · 0 0

no, in fact apples are very strange when it comes to inheritance. The number of seeds will vary greatly from apple to apple, even the same type, but more interestingly if you plant an apple seed you are unlikely to get the same kind of apples growing eg if you planted a 'granny smith' apple seed, you would not get a 'granny smith' apple tree! the only way to get orchards of the same apple is by taking cuttings from the tree!
hope this was of some help!

2007-11-03 18:43:37 · answer #2 · answered by richard_helmore 1 · 0 0

No,some do not have any seeds at all

2007-11-03 17:07:56 · answer #3 · answered by robert s 5 · 0 0

im not sure i dout it, eat different apples and find out.

2007-11-03 17:03:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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