Dwayne,

I generally agree with you about the bad results from planting an apple
seed. However, I disagree that it will have any relationship to the rootstock,
assuming the
original tree that grew the apple was grafted onto that rootstock. The
rootstock does not transfer it's genetic material to the resultant apple. What
spoils this apple
planted from seed is that it is affected by the pollinator and all the recessive
genes
built into that seed. I think what you are confused about is when a branch
grows out
of the rootstock below a graft and starts producing apples. In that case, the
resultant
apple would have the characteristics of the rootstock.

Sherwin D.

Dwayne wrote:

Plant them. They wont be the same kind of apple that they came out of, but
will revert to the kind of fruit that the rootstock came from. They will
still bear fruit, normally within 4 to 6 years. In any case they kids will
be proud of what they accomplished.

Dwayne

"Buck Turgidson" wrote in message
...
As a "teachable moment" with my little kids, I we put some seeds from some
apples we ate in a planter. Now, 6 weeks later, some appear to have
sprouted. Will these do well here in the DC area?

Thanks.