Someone told me once the best time to plant a tree was “20 years ago”. Followed up by saying I wouldn’t want to be thinking that in 20 years.

That is so amazing! Like obviously it grows from the seed but its like something so tiny can become something so huge, fascinating!

So how long until you have a fruit producing tree?

Will have to give this a go

I do this with lots of different plants. Tomatoes, chillies, peppers etc., even pineapples. Just cut the top off and place in some water. When the top spouts roots plant out in a pot. we’ve had many a pineapple from this.

Now to find the perfect place to plant it.

Thanks for the gardening share- love these projects. A good project for the family!

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Even if the tree does not grow very well, my children will have fun looking after it. If I let them know it is an experiment then they will know it may not work. Thank you for this.

wow that is really easy! we only have a rental but i would love to grow trees like this. you would save money on fruit

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  • • june11 replied
    • 24 Jan 2016 , 10:46 am

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  You could be sneaky. Go to a reputable Garden Centre and ask if there is any apples that are suitable to plant in a large pot. If you you have enough room and planning on staying there long term you may be able to plant one. One problem – codling moth attack the fruit unless it has now beem eliminated.

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    • • mom93821 replied
      • 25 Jan 2016 , 6:50 am

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    Love the clever idea of using pots for this project – good problem solving.

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    • • mom94125 replied
      • 25 Jan 2016 , 7:03 pm

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    june11= cheers for that awesome tip! i think that is great thinking for sure! thanks

What a great idea. There is nothing more exciting than picking get fruit straight off a tree that you have grown yourself. And I love how the kids can be involved in the process too. Thanks for sharing!

How fabulous. I had always known you could grow things from fruit seeds but I have never succeeded. Will definitely try again!

How awesome. Will give it a try. Thank you

Very nice! It’s lovely to start growing trees from seeds, but I guess it will take quite some time for the trees to grow and have their fruit, won’t it?

How long does it take for a tree to grow and fruit??

Thanks for the hints, Jessica. I’ve had success with various citrus, avocado and mango, but have never tried propagating apples yet. Probably a bit hot where we are in Queensland, but I’ll give it a bit more reading – I know there is a tropical apple which might be more suited to our climate. Its so much fun (and a whole lot cheaper) growing your own trees, if you are prepared to wait a bit longer to be fruit-bearing.

Do apples this way fruit as well as grafted trees? I also thought they may be more prone to diseases etc than the grafted ones. Has anyone grown a tree this way to maturity? We have grown to around sapling size, but then they have perished.