If you save your apple seeds you can grow your own apple trees. The seeds will need to germinate first, so place them in a moist towel for six weeks and store them in the refrigerator. You should check on the seeds every week and add more water if the towel is drying out.
Since apple seeds have a low germination rate, you should plant 3 to 4 times more seeds then you would like to grow. Plant the seeds like you would any other plant. Keeping them warm and watering often. The tiny plant should emerge from the soil with in 2 weeks.
Once the trees grow to 6 inches in height they can be transported either to the ground or a large pot. It is suggested to plant them 20 feet apart, they will grow much taller and the roots will need the room. Disappointingly your trees will take an average of 8 years before bearing fruit, but once they do they will continue for their lifetime.
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