How to grow an apple tree from a seed

Fruit trees are not only beautiful to look at, they give you food. Nothing you buy at the shops could come close to the fresh taste of fruit picked from your own tree!

If you’ve ever wanted to grow an apple tree, it’s not as hard as you might think. All you need to do is purchase an apple from the shops and you can get started!

Here is how to grow an apple tree from the seeds in your apple!

1. Remove seeds from the apple.

2. Place the seeds on a wet paper towel in an airtight container and place in the fridge for 2 weeks.

3. When the seeds have sprouted they can be planted into pots.

Watch the YouTube video for full instructions here:

This is a great weekend or after school activity and the kids eat so many apples that we have plenty of seeds to try this. My kids love gardening and watching things grow, they’d love to see a big tree grow from their tiny seed.

Try it and let me know how you go. SHARE your thoughts with us in the comments below.

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21 Comments

- - mom94378 said
  - 04 Aug 2017
    2:44 pm
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.

- - Melissa89 said
  - 27 Jul 2016
    12:18 pm
That is so amazing! Like obviously it grows from the seed but its like something so tiny can become something so huge, fascinating!

- - mom57619 said
  - 26 Feb 2016
    9:58 pm
So how long until you have a fruit producing tree?

- - KrysGrace said
  - 21 Feb 2016
    4:26 pm
Will have to give this a go

- - welshmummy said
  - 03 Feb 2016
    1:26 pm
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.

- - Nas01 said
  - 24 Jan 2016
    3:46 pm
Now to find the perfect place to plant it.

- - mom93821 said
  - 24 Jan 2016
    11:32 am
Thanks for the gardening share- love these projects. A good project for the family!

- - mom74640 said
  - 24 Jan 2016
    10:09 am
Lke je

- - mom74640 said
  - 23 Jan 2016
    7:47 pm
Lke uz

- - youngoldlady said
  - 23 Jan 2016
    5:12 pm
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.

- - mom94125 said
  - 23 Jan 2016
    5:08 pm
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
- june11 replied
  
  24 Jan 2016 , 10:46 am
  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.
  - mom93821 replied
    
    25 Jan 2016 , 6:50 am
    
    Love the clever idea of using pots for this project – good problem solving.
  - mom94125 replied
    
    25 Jan 2016 , 7:03 pm
    
    june11= cheers for that awesome tip! i think that is great thinking for sure! thanks
- - meljware said
  - 23 Jan 2016
    4:48 pm
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!

- - rachelvk said
  - 23 Jan 2016
    3:47 pm
How fabulous. I had always known you could grow things from fruit seeds but I have never succeeded. Will definitely try again!

- - mum4107 said
  - 23 Jan 2016
    2:08 pm
How awesome. Will give it a try. Thank you

- - mom90758 said
  - 23 Jan 2016
    12:26 pm
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?