enigma wrote:
and how do you think new apples come into being? by grafting trees?
nope. you have to start by planting seeds. some are ok, some are
really really good. you won't get bad fruit from seed, and you might
get something great.
for old fogies like you, maybe planting fruit seeds takes too long,
but (thankfully) we aren't all like you, willing to buy trash trees
at WalMart.
lee


You might get something great, but it's a long shot. Most apple
orchards plant crabapples for pollinators because they produce a *lot*
of pollen over a long blooming season.

Even an apple that is worthless for eating might be really good for
making cider or jelly.

If (when) your apple tree eventually fruits and they are nasty little
disease-ridden crabapples, you can still graft a named variety (or two)
onto the tree and convert it over in a couple of years to a grafted tree
without totally losing all those years you waited. Or just enjoy your
unique crabapple tree for what it is.

Bob