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Originally Posted by Cerumen[_3_]
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Congratulations but why do you think it is a "new" apple rather than the
same as the apple from which you planted the pip?
Chris,
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I would say it is almost certain to be a 'new variety'.
That in its self is not enough to get it registered. It has to be somehow markedly different from any other known variety.
Even if the parent tree the apple came from was self-fertile, and if one flower was pollinated by a flower from the same tree ( self pollination ) there is still only a 25% change that the seedling would be anything like that parent. This is the mechanics of pollination.
Just to further add to the mix, there is also the question of dominance and recessive genes, plus the matter of how the juxtaposition of other genes influence each other.
At the end of the day it comes down to this - If you like the fruit, then enjoy it.
Tim.