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RE: Little Bit of CreativeTruth on Growing Apples from Seeds [Bonsai]
ummmm wow bro....this post is mind and heart blowing!!!!!!!! thank you!!!!! just....WOW~
ummmm wow bro....this post is mind and heart blowing!!!!!!!! thank you!!!!! just....WOW~
Thanks for the enthusiasm @rawutah. Just for you, here is another interesting tidbit I almost included...
The dark coating of the apple seed can be scraped off. It will germinate much faster, and you can skip the whole phase of waiting for months of keeping it in the cold fridge. Just pop it in a warm spot inside some plastic with some moisture, and it will germinate. However, I do not recommend this method, going against nature. It sort of resets its natural clock, and the seed will be forced to develop into a tree when the season is wrong. Trees grown out of season can develop various disease issues that may inhibit its development for the rest of its life.
Allow the seed to stratify in the normal way, without removing the outer coating, and the seed should germinate close to the same day that apple trees are ready to be grafted. I think this is no coincidence. It is nature's way of picking the right time to help the apple to start growing when the air and temperatures outside are best suited for the tree to start growing roots, limbs, and leaves. This time of year is when lots of natural rainfall occurs, sunlight is very gentle through the clouds, and temperatures are a bit too chilly for aphids and caterpillars.
fascinating bro! truly...johnny appleseed would smile at this!!!! golden information!!! thank you!!!