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ziq wrote (edited )

that's only true if you live where crabapples grow wild.

Where I live there are only dessert apples so both parents of a seed will be good apples. I planted a seed I got from an anna apple I grew and the apples from the seedling are a little smaller but still delicious.

if you do end up with a sour apple, just use it for cider

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masque wrote

How long did it take to go from a seed to actually having apples?

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ziq wrote

3 years

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masque wrote

Wow, that's a lot faster than I expected.

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ziq wrote

it grew in the ground as a volunteer, so there was no transplant shock that would stunt its growth which happens with potted trees

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masque wrote (edited )

I should pretend that my surprise was due to some sort of past experience with potted trees and not due to the vague idea that "trees are big and probably grow slowly."

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Majrelende OP wrote (edited )

As far as I have read, apples are somewhat of an exception— I had tried to sprout the core of a plum (which was overtaken with mould) and read that it can take ten years to fruit.

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ziq wrote

I also have several loquat seedlings that fruited after 3 years, and a nectarine. On the other hand, I have 7 year old avocado seedlings that have yet to set fruit.

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