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"Vox Humana" wrote:

"Bill" wrote in message
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Apples never grow true from seed, and seldom are very good, but at least
an apple tree that you grew from a seed will be *unique* :-)

Best regards,
Bob


Yup, the worse that could happen is the tree dies. The best, he gets a
good tasting apple. Most likely, he gets a shade tree, but the kid gets
to, mayby, develop an interest in growing things and that's the
important part.

Bill

If the kids are typical, they will have forgotten about the tree in about 3
minutes. Meanwhile you will be stuck with a tree that is almost guaranteed
to be worthless in terms of fruit production and which is likely to grow
quite large. If the kids are 7 now, they will be about 17 when the tree
first produces apples. You know how excited a 17 year old can get about a
tree producing inedible apples -- I'd say about as excited as making
sauerkraut or doing the ironing. Meanwhile you will be picking up the
rotting fruit that attracts yellow jackets and other wildlife. Furthermore,
the typical family moves about every 5 years, so the chances of even being
around when the tree produces is quite slim. I see people make really poor
plant choices in my neighborhood and then move. The problem is ultimately
passed along to someone else. That innocent experiment or impulse purchase
turns into someone else's expensive tree removal.

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I've been here for 50 years. Mistakes aplenty, but still OK. I'm
inclined to encourage many mistakes yet at the same time I wonder what I
culled may have harbored a mistake or loss of beauty.
We name trees that got our attention and sometimes however the Linnea
tree is of no value except to burn during the holidays over time.
Typical child is a misnomer. Let them make mistakes and maybe they
will learn by them. Hope so! Won't have much to market only memories
that possess a physical manifestation.

58 Year old child Bill who smiled when a four year old wanted to garden.

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