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K. Kly wrote:
So one day my 4 yr old is eating an apple and asks my wife about seeds & such. So they decide to do a little expirement and plant the seed. Low and behold a seedling sprouts up and they cherish it and nuture it, etc, etc. 5 months later and the thing is only about 5 inches tall, but has a bunch of leaves on it. They've got it in a little container(we live in Ohio). Thing is, they both think they are going to plant it outside next spring and my wife seems to think that in a few years we'll have an apple tree. And of course she is telling my son this. Meanwhile, I'm skeptical of the whole thing. First of all, we don't know what kind of apple it was, we don't know if it'll survive in Ohio and we certainly don't know if it will bear fruit. Doesn't their have to be some cross pollination or something for a tree to bare fruit? What's the fture of this 5inch apple tree? I would plant it outside *now* and give it a little bit of protection this winter. The dormancy should be good for it. The fruit will be edible, but probably not very good. But you can always graft a good variety (or 2 or 3) onto your tree *after* you know that it's awful. ;-) It also might be a good cider or jelly apple even if it's not good for eating. It may take 10 years to get any fruit. You'll start getting fruit in 2 or 3 years if you buy a 1 year old semi-dwarf tree. Good luck! -Bob |
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