How to germinate apple seeds?

This version of How to Grow an Apple Tree from a Seed was reviewed by Andrew Carberry on January 13, 2017. read more

Apple saplings exhibit a trait known as extreme heterozygosity. This basically means that when you plant an apple tree from a seed, it most likely will look and taste very different from the parent tree. And most apple tree varieties taste terrible. When you find an apple tree that actually tastes good you have won the lottery. read more

Prepare a container for each apple seed. Fill 3-inch pots with a mixture of half seed-starting compost and half perlite. Pour water into each pot until the compost and perlite mixture is saturated. Press the surface to extract the excess water. read more