How to sprout apple seeds?

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

Sprouting apple seeds and caring for the young seedlings is simple to do and within one year you can plant the sapling in your garden; however, apple trees will only thrive and bear fruit if planted outdoors within U.S. Department of Agriculture hardiness zones 4 to 8b. read more

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