Grow an Apple Tree from Seed...

Did you know you can save the seeds from fruits you eat and plant them? Back in March 2013 I began planting apple seeds, and now I have a full grown apple tree that only took 4 years from seed to harvest.When growing an apple from seed you are more likely to get a variety that isn’t as good as the domesticated ones but you really never know what you will get, its like playing the apple lottery. I’m fortunate I got a good variety that I enjoy and a variety that I can truly call my own, no one else in the world has my particularly variety of apple, me and tuck are the only ones.We call it the Prigioni Apple!Roll the dice and plant some apple seeds, you never know what kind of fruit you will end up with. Maybe just maybe you will grow the variety that becomes the next Honeycrisp apple.Thanks for the kind words and support 😁🐕❤️

[@nineteenshark]

Bro really said "before you know it" like it doesnt take like 10 years for the tree to give apples.

[@Boru06]

10yrs? Wayy off.

[@nineteenshark]

@Boru06 either way takes a long time

[@tparks]

And they're not true to type.

[@deniseperry2541]

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[@kcb5336]

@@Boru06google says up to 8 years. Not way off.

[@miekedezwart5158]

I already have a few small ones growing. No matter what apples it will produce one day, it is a lot of fun.

[@tanodrea]

And before you know it, you’ll have a rootstock to graft actual apple variety scions to…

[@gillianjames-pinckney5664]

Apple seeds are genetically diverse. You won’t know what type of apple you’re getting for about 5-10 years if you grow from seed. Commercial growers graft the variety they want to a hearty root stalk to ensure they are getting what they wanted.

[@huseinabdul1]

Exactly. I hear it’s more likely to get awfully bad apples vs delicious ones

[@HUZZAH-4Life]

@@huseinabdul1Same with any kind of fruit tree. Grafting guarantees that you know what quality of friends you are getting and also you will be able to start harvesting sooner from a grafted tree then grown from seed.

[@Boru06]

But thats half the fun.

[@robertomaldonado2723]

Additionally, apples are generally not self fertile

[@paulmvn5431]

All named varieties were discovered after tossing a seed in some dirt.

[@Yummychickennugget]

1 year ago I ate an apple with 3 sprouted seeds inside now I have 2 tall young trees

[@AscheOfTheLake]

A good way to get root stock for good apples.

[@danielrenihan8115]

Same i got one from nursery but I had one start the way you did im gonna put in the ground and chance it see if it grows good fruit if not I'll cut it down for smoke chips in my grill

[@kitkit6874]

Hey gotta love a crab apple tree tutorial

[@kitkit6874]

Apple seeds don’t produce the same fruit that the mother tree does. Just think if the seed could grow the same exact tree it came from than every apple would be cut and made seedless. They do the same sort of thing to nice pineapples where they cut the top off before selling. They do this because you can simply plant that cut off top! Than BAM after planting it you have a New pineapple” it is smaller though”.

[@josiashikawa9006]

Fabuloso! Thank you ☺️ ❤

[@lisakruger5289]

I did that with peach pits and have 3 lil peach trees growing in paper cups right now. I agree, it will be a LONG time before I ever see any peaches from them, but it fun to see them grow! :)

[@AscheOfTheLake]

Luckily peaches tend to be somewhat true to seed, apples, not so much. You could take 10 seeds from the most delicious apple you've ever had, and end up with 10 trees that produce 10 different varieties of absolutely inedible fruit.

[@JeffrotheDude]

so many people in these comments gonna be coming back in 5 years saying "why are my apples so small and taste bad?" at least tell people theres a 9/10 chance its a barely edible crab apple that grows lmao

[@deniseperry2541]

He's grown an apple to fruiting before from seed kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYjTgoWajLGdiqcsi=M-u36pj9I1AHNBnP

[@Wulfgeir]

yeah, this video is a little intellectually dishonest. then again, he never says you'll be growing the same apples, he just promises fresh apples lol

[@Hassan-nu3rp]

Do you know why they are small i have old apple tree and the apples are small. I will it ever get bigger. Ever fall i have to clean apples and leaves

[@Alepoudiitsa]

@@Hassan-nu3rp at some point the crafted part die off and it is a wild one or it need recrafting at my grandpas place I saw him cut down big trees and recraft them or many it need nutrients sometimes the weather is not right for them too hot or too cold

[@Murphis55]

I have two peach trees from a big old tree I had for about 30 yrs. Poor tree is done from age and just not doing well. It used to put out the old times Jersey peaches that were about as sweet as you could get. Glad I got its babies going. It takes at least five yrs to get them going good. I’m south of where you are in Jersey.

[@Pinay322]

Wow amazing

[@kelleywalker2117]

We did that 17 years ago. We got 2 trees that survived. One is a crab apple tree. The other one just finally produced a few apples last fall. The were good, but i don't know what kind.

[@paulmvn5431]

If you grew it from seed it's not a named variety until you give it one.

[@lauralong111]

I ordered apple trees from Raintree Nursery because you said you had purchased from them and were happy with the trees you received. Trees are expensive so we all need good investments.

[@jul4275]

That is awesome. I'm going to do this great video. 🐕🐕🐕❤❤❤

[@ReannaDelarosa]

I'm a big fan 😃😃😃😃

[@cindyspiess9963]

😊 🍎 " johnny Apple seed" 😁

[@Sweetrose333]

I’ve got 4 apple trees growing. They were started from a Pink Lady apple that I bought at the grocery store. In a couple of years I’ll plant them in our yard.

[@joybreegaming8781]

I have some unfortunate news for you apples are not true to seed and the fruit that they produce will be completely different from the apple itself

[@Moehrichen]

I have to admit what the person before said.

[@Wulfgeir]

Yeah, the apple tree you're growing will probably have good disease resistance and other good traits for growing, but every apple "cultivar" is produced from grafting so the apples you'll grow will be like wild crab apples. sorry

[@AscheOfTheLake]

​@@joybreegaming8781 it's why there were so many apple trees in people's yards that just produced nasty apples, someone planted a seed in the 70's, and didn't have a clue that the apples they would grow wouldn't be like the one the seed came from.

[@jessicasimmons3957]

Yay you made a short!!!

[@dellaangel]

I listened to u about his before and took them out of the fridge after 6 mos, dropped like 8 of em in a bucket 2mos ago....5 sprouted recently. im going to put 2 of the strongest in the yard near the back fence. (PHILLY AREA)

[@Mrs.Suchnso]

That’s awesome, man. Good luck!

[@mimster58]

I put organic seeds in the soil and they have grown to about 3 inches already. Grow like helped ❤

[@RaeofLight4Christ]

Thank you for this video!!! ❤🙏🏾

[@jesusflores7323]

you left out the most important step. GET A CUTTING FROM A KNOWN VARIETY AND GRAFT IT ON YOUR ROOTSTOCK SEEDLING! otherwise you'll be waiting years only to find out your apple tree produces not so good tiny deformed apples.

[@tonymaccaroni5744]

Didn't know that. Now I know why people put seeds in the fridge. Thanks.

[@Darrenholmes]

Before I know it I’ll be dead for waiting so long!

[@Alverant]

Except the fruit probably won;t taste like the original.

[@AscheOfTheLake]

There is no probably to it, it will not be the same as the parent fruit.

[@Stabby__]

Congratulations it's a crab apple 🎉😂

[@danielrenihan8115]

funny thing i got a granny smith green apple from the store ate it got to the core of it and the seed inside was already starting put it in a pot over winter now is almost 2 ft about to get planted in the ground

[@AscheOfTheLake]

Hopefully you get edible fruit from those trees. If you plan to eat the fruit, best to use them as rootstock and buy cuttings of known varieties

[@danielrenihan8115]

@@AscheOfTheLake I've already got one granny smith that's 9 ft tall that I got from a nursery i know growing from seed is chance if i wanted another to give good fruit i would just clone the one I got from the nursery that's doing great even if the one from seed doesn't have good fruit I'll cut it down and use for apple wood smoke chips for my grill

[@Alepoudiitsa]

I keep my apples in the freege so I just plant them directly on the soil know that some wild apple trees are really really easy to get sick I have lost seedlings on a weird thing that looks like babaki( I don’t know how it is called in English 😅) and yes it will take 8 to 10 years to give you apples but the apple is not going to be the same as the one you got the seed from, but you can craft it, I have to main trees one is green apples and the other one is fuge I take cuttings from this and craft the seedlings after 2 years❤good luck and don’t put the craft upside down like I did my first time 😂😂

[@thefarmingnurse]

Crabby apples that even the squirrels won’t eat

[@GodCountryFamilyTrinity]

Imagine doing all this from a red delicious apple only to find out that your tree grows crab apples 😅😂

[@NicoleHoltActress]

James, I love your videos, but didn't you say in a previous video that you can never expect to get the same apple, or even an edible apple when you use seeds? As opposed to get a grafted apple tree?

[@jeremyjaffeux6335]

9 out of ten trees you grow from your little tree there will be a crab apple tree. You will not enjoy

[@MonkeyBoy-sd9vc]

Not true

[@jesusflores7323]

@@MonkeyBoy-sd9vc yes it is, apples are not true to seed

[@AscheOfTheLake]

​@@MonkeyBoy-sd9vcthat's actually why orchards use grafting, not seeds. You can take every seed from an apple, plant them, and get a different inedible apple on each tree.

[@danielrenihan8115]

You do know some people actually eat and enjoy crab apples right

[@danielrenihan8115]

@@AscheOfTheLake not true they do use clones and grafting but every apple we eat that is good today we once chanced as a seed to get that really good apple and once they found the characteristics they wanted they simply kept cloning or grafting it even if we grew one from seed that isn't favorable for us it still feeds wildlife

[@ashleylemme5084]

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[@FastandFoody]

Nice i have one thats 3 foot from last year i planted it from a golden delicious. I have heard mine will come out more like a crab apple and in fine with that. It also was sprouted when i opened the apple up after eating so I’m assuming they go through that cold stratification, maybe being hauled around the states in fridged areas.

[@AscheOfTheLake]

You could use it for root stock and get a cutting from a known good tree to graft on

[@patrickk1417]

Me just planting seeds like Johnny Appleseed

[@RobMyself]

James! You're doing shorts! 🤸

[@verratio]

Remember, apples aren't true to seed....

[@Yamomknowme5097]

Guess I got lucky because my seeds were already sprouting in the apples I buy(pink lady) also I keep my apples in the bottom of my fridge

[@bestmemesxel]

I’ll remember this

[@BK_GardenJourney]

Since most of the progeny will not be as good as the parental line, is this the best way to grow apple tree? Or is this more of a fun experiment to have your unique apple?🍎

[@deniseperry2541]

It's a fun experiment for sure, but if you don't like the fruit you can use it as rootstock and graft other know varieties onto it.

[@jeffreystanley4991]

Apples do not grow true to seed

[@stephenremo9200]

If they have been refrigerated in shipping or in your fridge for 3 weeks it could be long enough.. I've seen them sprout in the apple after 3 weeks in my fridge.. When i say sprout i mean just a little white tail

[@ashleylemme5084]

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[@lenemariakowalczyk9777]

🤩

[@sillonillo9509]

Do we need two trees to get them to fruit eventually? can I get two seeds from the same apple or another seed from another apple and grow them at at the same time so they can get pollinated when they are big enough?

[@joeyhernandez9979]

Hi handsome❤

[@NateFord]

Everyone here saying "you get bad apples from seed - you need to graft!" Planting from seed is important for genetic diversity. If you've got an excess of land or you do guerrilla gardening, you might as well plant some seeds for free. Contributing to genetic diversity and growing trees is always good! PS. Johnny Appleseed was real and his insistence on planting from seed is apparently a big contributor to all the different varieties we've gained (and lost) since then.

[@user-ig4ej8jg8e]

How long does it take to sprout 🌱

[@bluebulls6354]

But will those apples be edible?

[@sifarren]

How long in the fridge?

[@DabblinDawn]

This is a good idea if you are making an apple bonsai tree.😂

[@terryulmer969]

I guess you never heard about "Johnny Appleseed"? 😊

[@tamilyn718]

And how many years did it take

[@Burntrap235]

That 1 mf that put it in the deep freezer: Ummm why is my paper towel not opening?and why didn't my seed sprout💀💀

[@user-wk1tr5wv5n]

I live in bk. And looking 4 somewhere to buy good and safe veggie & fruit.

[@user-wk1tr5wv5n]

Where do u sale yur food at.

[@RedditMan-um1uf]

Fridge or freezer?

[@glennlangford4721]

Crab apple tree,

[@Maja.be-drawing]

Does anyone know how long is a short time?

[@failblazer542]

Mine didn’t sprout and my paper towel molded

[@CarbonBeing88]

Next time sprinkle some cinnamon on the seed and damp paper towl to prevent mold

[@failblazer542]

@@CarbonBeing88 thank you, I’ll try this out and try to remember to reply to this comment

[@ruderad2334]

I've been saving apple seeds for anout a year.. planning to try to start them this month, I'm curious how many could be tasty if I grow 100 🤔

[@AscheOfTheLake]

Lucky if you'd get 10 trees out of 100 that bear edible fruit.

[@ianboyd8496]

Literally 8-10 years seedling to fruit. Itll probably get mowed over before then.

[@deniseperry2541]

He's actually experienced doing this before. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYjTgoWajLGdiqcsi=M-u36pj9I1AHNBnP

[@terryulmer969]

They have these things now called containers that you can grow in. Start in a smaller size and pot up as needed.

[@AscheOfTheLake]

​@@terryulmer969then in 8-10 years you'll have a potted apple tree that produced inedible apples.

[@terryulmer969]

@@AscheOfTheLake The Indigenous Tribes People here have been doing agriculture for many thousands of years. We do get edible trees. We learned how Mother Earth works and the power of prayer to the One True Creator.

[@timyoung4039]

Only takes 8-10 years

[@CarsPaint]

Yeah very soon

[@MobileGames92]

How much time though?

[@user-ht3yb5fr6n]

How do you get rid of Black ants and mealy bugs?

[@lwjenson]

Growing apples from seed is a great hobby if you have acres of land. I don't think it's ethically responsible to encourage people in the suburbs to grow fruit trees from seed. They can turn out horrible and then you've wasted two times as long as you could have on a grafted tree that is actually going to have good fruit. It's a great fun experiment if you have the room but I'm going for all grafted fruit.

[@harmlesscivilian]

Thats not true, itll grow a crabapple tree, not an actual apple tree. Theyre spiky and grow poisonous fruit. Deer love them though.

[@mikew8214]

Not poisonous but taste horrible

[@MonkeyBoy-sd9vc]

Crab apple are not poisonous and the apples grown from seed aren't always like a crab apple. He actually grew one and it ended up being a good apple

[@terryulmer969]

You obviously never heard about "Johnny Appleseed"! 😊

[@terryulmer969]

When I was a kid, my parents used to buy jars of little crabapples, peeled and cooked in syrup. They were delicious!

[@harmlesscivilian]

@@terryulmer969 alright, my original comment couldn't have been more wrong, but Johnny Appleseed is a fairy tale and not an accurate explanation of the proliferation of apple trees throughout the continuous United States.

[@patshallick6487]

I heard from someone that you need 2 trees for cross pollination. ?

[@dellaangel]

Maybe... so I am planting 2 of the strongest seedlings in the yard, maybe by the time I have grandkids they can pick apples from the tree or have crab apple fights like I did as a kid

[@deaconmma3048]

every time I grow apple seeds from apples they sprout and grow into trees BUT THEY NEVER PRODUCE APPLE they are always fruitless ((( Do I need to use a certain type of apple that seed is true to fruit???

[@beloli16]

What if I don’t wanna?

[@niqbal]

What's wrong with just buying a mature tree and planting it in your garden and have apples straight away?

[@pilotandy_com]

Sure, the apples from the seeds probably won’t be any good to eat, but could you use the roots and graft in what you want? Where does root stock come from?

[@jesusflores7323]

yes you could. commercial rootstock has been selected for things like rot resistance, salinity, drought, disease resistance, and dwarfism.

[@mitchelpohl8635]

James knows apple seed is not true to type. He planted his own years ago. I done this aswell 2nd year for mine I planted 7 will see how they do if junk no big deal if good could be the next honeycrisp

[@Dreamerlok]

you gonna be harvesting fresh apples that don't taste great at all.

[@ColdDrunkIndian-qt3mk]

Yoy can just eat an apple and throw the apple core outside the window alonf rh highways and have a tree grow

[@mdkamruzzaman8605]

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[@yogoombah2356]

Please don't try this with an avocado pit, (you'll waste your time) unless you use the seed for stock to graft a scion from a tree you know bears good fruit.

[@benheaver4332]

lol , truth

[@Wulfgeir]

Yeah but that tree wont make the same apples you just ate. Every apple tree is grafted.

[@salomeshunamon4737]

I thought that only makes crab apples because they're not true to seed

[@Baconlifetsb]

I found the seed growng in my apple💀

[@molecularconcept1318]

as long hasnt been irradiated....

[@cryptor3hab300]

In how many years? I have cardiac and kidney diseases. Is there a chance I’ll live to see an apple?

[@terryulmer969]

With the One True Creator, all things are possible.

[@AscheOfTheLake]

Depending on conditions, 5-10 years, but the fruit may be inedible

[@dontbestupid6664]

Buy an apple tree thats already bearing fruit for $30-40 at lowes and save 5 years of your life. Thank me later.

[@CloudSpirals]

But what if the apple is from a grafted stock? Don't they just grow the host root stock and only produce the lesser fruit from the host tree, or even no apples at all. I've heard mixed information about this. Can anyone clarify, please? 🙏

[@AscheOfTheLake]

Nope, grafted stock will produce what the donor plant was. The root stock simply is a transport device for nutrients and water. Grafting is how orchards produce so many of one variety of apple

[@CloudSpirals]

@@AscheOfTheLake Yep, just summed up what I wrote..

[@danielrenihan8115]

@@AscheOfTheLake unless you have growth from underneath the graft that you don't prune

[@TheDeadOfNight37]

3-8 years is "before you know it"?

[@d.rabbitwhite]

it is when one gets older...it is surprising how fast 10 yrs goes by.

[@lynnvokes9308]

Most apples in the store are GMO.

[@FentCartLover]

bro we aint growing an entire tree

[@RoyHolder]

Isn't it 5 years from seed to feed?

[@Theodoreisfat]

I did that in 4th grade it did not work

[@chellefell1331]

Most apples need cross pollinators. Be careful and do your research.

[@nilmaribeiropereira2392]

that easy , I’m going to have my own apple 🍎 tree

[@Dr.Unsteady]

You’re going to get whatever the rootstock of the tree was. Apples don’t grow true to seed. Probably will end up with a gross crab apple

[@Alethiometer]

inheritance seed ....lmao

[@smokeweave3925]

before you know it you forget about the tree before it gives you apples you need cold climate and apple takes years to get to giving fruit and needs constant attention and protection against pests dont bother with it

[@picklebarrel3974]

Yeah tried twice got absolutely no results Maybe try with organic

[@iseektofeedontruth9464]

Yeah except apple seeds are not true to seed. Will likely be a disappointment if you are hoping to get the same apple (or even a similar one) that you planted.

[@yongchai7343]

Is this guy copying that other guy?

[@kunalshah5950]

James am a big fan of your channel but why not mention apples are not true to seed. You’re going to confuse and disappoint people…

[@unvrkno77]

Dude over here trying to copy Creative Explained right down to the sound effects. Smh

[@gmoneys818]

Doesn’t work like this.

[@chasingred8351]

No, I don’t think you will.

[@artosbear]

And then the tree gets cedar apple rust cuz you knew nothing about the local ecology. Plant something native