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Old 08-04-2003, 02:32 PM
Nathan Bragg
 
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I planted a apple seed about 6 months ago, and I have a little tree
now. It's about a foot and a half tall. I have it in a pot on a
window sill right now. However the only growth on the tree is up. It
is not branching out at all, just some leaves on the trunk of the
tree. Is this normal? Someone said I migth have to cut the tree in
half or somethign to get it to branch out. Should I just let it grow
or is there something I could do to help it out? Thanks for any help
in advance.

Nathan Bragg
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Old 08-04-2003, 02:44 PM
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Nathan Bragg wrote:

I planted a apple seed about 6 months ago, and I have a little tree
now. It's about a foot and a half tall. I have it in a pot on a
window sill right now. However the only growth on the tree is up. It
is not branching out at all, just some leaves on the trunk of the
tree. Is this normal? Someone said I migth have to cut the tree in
half or somethign to get it to branch out. Should I just let it grow
or is there something I could do to help it out? Thanks for any help
in advance.

Nathan Bragg





What you have is a whip. This is the first stage of a young tree. If it
branched now, the branches would be down at ground level. Most trees
start branching later so the branches are somewhat higher up. I would
expect it to get 2-3 feet tall before starting to branch. I'd let it
grow for a while longer. Apple trees can take 3-10 years before bearing
fruit, depending on the variety and the care given them.

If your tree makes it to maturity, it might be a fairly tall tree. Most
apples these days are grafted onto a different rootstock to force the
tree to be smaller than it would naturally get. This makes it easier to
pick the apples (no ladders needed, limiting liability insurance
problems) and prune the tree. The old varieties of apple trees could be
20-30 feet tall.
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Old 08-04-2003, 03:44 PM
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I planted a apple seed about 6 months ago, and I have a little tree now.
It's about a foot and a half tall. I have it in a pot on a window sill right
now. However the only growth on the tree is up. It is not branching out at
all, just some leaves on the trunk of the tree. Is this normal?

Yes, for a first year seedling. What are you planning to do with the tree?
Remember, it may not give fruit that is worth anything.
Iris,
Central NY, Zone 5a, Sunset Zone 40
"If we see light at the end of the tunnel, It's the light of the oncoming
train."
Robert Lowell (1917-1977)
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Old 08-04-2003, 10:44 PM
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Iris Cohen wrote:

I planted a apple seed about 6 months ago, and I have a little tree now.
It's about a foot and a half tall. I have it in a pot on a window sill right
now. However the only growth on the tree is up. It is not branching out at
all, just some leaves on the trunk of the tree. Is this normal?

Yes, for a first year seedling. What are you planning to do with the tree?
Remember, it may not give fruit that is worth anything.


Ah, but they're like a fireworks show when they're in bloom, fruit or not.

First year trees regardless of type will look like twigs. You won't see a
real crown until about the fourth year.
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Go for it. We planted peach trees that grew from seeds and really enjoyed
the fruit it produced. We also have a Fuji apple that was grown from seed
planted in our yard, and the wife has started seven more New Zealand rose
apple trees. No idea what we will get, but we are willing to try.

Dwayne


"Dr. Rev. Chuck, M.D. P.A." wrote in message
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Iris Cohen wrote:

I planted a apple seed about 6 months ago, and I have a little tree

now.
It's about a foot and a half tall. I have it in a pot on a window sill

right
now. However the only growth on the tree is up. It is not branching

out at
all, just some leaves on the trunk of the tree. Is this normal?

Yes, for a first year seedling. What are you planning to do with the

tree?
Remember, it may not give fruit that is worth anything.


Ah, but they're like a fireworks show when they're in bloom, fruit or not.

First year trees regardless of type will look like twigs. You won't see a
real crown until about the fourth year.





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Dwayne wrote:

Go for it. We planted peach trees that grew from seeds and really enjoyed
the fruit it produced. We also have a Fuji apple that was grown from seed
planted in our yard, and the wife has started seven more New Zealand rose
apple trees. No idea what we will get, but we are willing to try.


How productive were American folk legend John Chapman's trees?


Dwayne

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Iris Cohen wrote:

I planted a apple seed about 6 months ago, and I have a little tree

now.
It's about a foot and a half tall. I have it in a pot on a window sill

right
now. However the only growth on the tree is up. It is not branching

out at
all, just some leaves on the trunk of the tree. Is this normal?

Yes, for a first year seedling. What are you planning to do with the

tree?
Remember, it may not give fruit that is worth anything.


Ah, but they're like a fireworks show when they're in bloom, fruit or not.

First year trees regardless of type will look like twigs. You won't see a
real crown until about the fourth year.

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In article , "Dr. Rev. Chuck, M.D.
P.A." wrote:

Dwayne wrote:

Go for it. We planted peach trees that grew from seeds and really enjoyed
the fruit it produced. We also have a Fuji apple that was grown from seed
planted in our yard, and the wife has started seven more New Zealand rose
apple trees. No idea what we will get, but we are willing to try.


How productive were American folk legend John Chapman's trees?


I don't know the answer to that, but I do know that they weren't really
for fresh eating or even pie apples. Because they were from seed, there
was no way of telling what the fruit characteristics would be. But there's
one use where that wouldn't matter as much: cider, as in hard cider.
Johnny Appleseed's gift was more for drinkin' than for eatin'.

That doesn't mean that the fruit produced was bad for eating. Some must
have been good. But in any individual case, you wouldn't know that for
some years...

Regards,
Bill
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Bill Morgan wrote:

In article , "Dr. Rev. Chuck, M.D.
P.A." wrote:

Dwayne wrote:

Go for it. We planted peach trees that grew from seeds and really enjoyed
the fruit it produced. We also have a Fuji apple that was grown from seed
planted in our yard, and the wife has started seven more New Zealand rose
apple trees. No idea what we will get, but we are willing to try.


How productive were American folk legend John Chapman's trees?


I don't know the answer to that, but I do know that they weren't really
for fresh eating or even pie apples. Because they were from seed, there
was no way of telling what the fruit characteristics would be. But there's
one use where that wouldn't matter as much: cider, as in hard cider.
Johnny Appleseed's gift was more for drinkin' than for eatin'.


Ironic, considering he was a devout methodist.

That doesn't mean that the fruit produced was bad for eating. Some must
have been good. But in any individual case, you wouldn't know that for
some years...


I don't think he much knew the difference, if there really is one. I've
never had a bad apple off a tree.
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