Hello Andrew.

Growing another from seed may not produce the same results that the original
tree did, but you should get something as good as granny smith apples (I
dont like them unless we are making an apple pie).

Save some seeds and apple scraps from your harvest. Dump them inot a pile
and cover them with about an inch of dirt. Protect the pile from what ever
might dig around in it, until spring. At that time you should have trees
coming up. Then transplant them where ever you want them to grow and water
them as needed. I have done that with pears and it worked very well.

You can also let the seeds dry out after washing them off and saving them
until about 3 months before spring. Then put them into a small plastic bag
with some moist dirt. Lay them in the bottom drawer of your refrigerator
and check every 30 days. Usually after 60 days you will find that they have
sprouted. When that happens, plant them with the white root down and water
them as needed. I potted mine and then transplanted them in the spring. If
you want to do it that way, you can start the seeds in the refrigerator any
time. I have done that with Fuji and New Zealand Rose apples and have one
of each growing in my yard.

Have fun. Dwayne



"Andrew Puddifer" wrote in message
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Hi all,

Have a very mature(probably 25ft tall and 15ft across) Granny Smith
tree in the backyard that is being slowly devoured by borers. They are
leaving the sapwood and an outer shell, strong enough to keep teh tree
upright and alive.
Now, the tree fruited this year, but dropped the fruit after a few
weeks, probably due to stress.
I know the tree is history, so what is the best way to go about growing
another tree from the seeds? Or should I graft? This tree, according to
the neighbours(only owned the place 18 months) produces really good
apples and lots of them, so I would like to try and grow another.

Regards, Andrew.