I Tried Growing An Apple Orchard In My Backyard
I always wondered if it was easy to grow an apple orchard, so I made it happen. I spent 2 years turning my backyard into one. But I heard that when you plant apples from seed, not all of them will produce fruit identical to the original apple seed.
So you might end up with apples you can’t actually eat. That’s why cutting a piece of the original tree and planting it in the ground is the preferred method of growing apple trees - but I didn’t believe that until I could see it with my own eyes.
Well, that’s when the adventure began, and it all started with a honey crisp apple. So - next time you're enjoying a crisp, juicy apple, remember that the seeds inside have the potential to grow into a whole new apple tree, given the right conditions.
Thank you so much for watching this weeks wild journey, please enjoy and let me know if you start your own apple growing journey, too!
Without you, none of my fruit growing journey would be possible, so it would mean the world to me if you didn’t forget to LIKE, COMMENT, FOLLOW, SUBSCRIBE, and remember that on this channel we take the seeds from inside exotic fruits and grow them into full-blown houseplants that fruit. Thank you so much again for watching, always remember that I LOVE YOU, and ill see you next week.
Facts You’ll Learn In This Video:
1. Peeling the outer layer of skin off of apple seeds will help them germinate at a faster rate than leaving the skin on.
2. Apple seeds have the power to germinate inside of the apple itself. This is a process called “vivipary,” and this happens because the seeds inside the apple are surrounded by flesh, which provides them with moisture and nutrients to develop and grow. As the seeds begin to sprout, they can push through the apple's flesh, breaking through the skin and eventually growing into a new apple tree.
3. You can prompt vivpary to take place by leaving the apple out in a warm and moist environment for 24 hours, then placing it in the fridge for 48 hours, and you may just see sprouting seedlings inside of your apple.
4. Not all apple seeds will germinate successfully, and even those that do may not produce an apple tree that bears fruit identical to the original apple. This is because apple trees are often cross-pollinated, meaning the seeds may contain genetic material from other apple trees in the area.
5. There are pink-fleshed apples that exist. They are called ‘rose apples,” and they taste like strawberry lemonade. They are less acidic than regular apples. An Oregon farmer discovered the pink flesh after taking a bite out of one of the apples on his trees in the 60s, but it didn’t start to become commercially available until a few years ago! It’s a natural hybrid.
6. Ginkgo Trees are not in fact crab apples, but a tree that produces a nut! It’s one of the oldest tree species on earth and is often referred to as the ‘living fossil’ because it has remained relatively unchanged for millions of years. They’ve got a distinct taste and texture, and they are commonly found in desserts.
Timestamp:
00:00 - 01:03 How To Grow Apples From Seed
01:03 - 05:53 What Is Vivipary? - Seeds That Come Germinated In Your Fruit & How To Grow Them
05:53 - 06:54 How To Grow Green Apples At Home With A Growing Box
06:54 - 08:29 How To Grow Pink Fleshed Apples From Seed (Rose Apples)
08:29 - 08:57 How To Break Open An Apple With Your Hands
08:57 - 11:06 Crab Apples vs. Gingko Nuts. What Is A Gingko Tree?
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The nice thing is that, even if apples grow that you don't like, or if no apples grow at all, you will have a solid rootstock in place. You can graft whatever variety you DO like onto it in the end, which will save you multiple years trying to do it again.
@naranjo5277
9 ай бұрын
this
@walterl322
9 ай бұрын
You can't convince me that grafting isn't magic
@joshuahoyer1279
9 ай бұрын
@@walterl322 it certainly is! And one that I have yet to master so far. But I'm gonna keep trying!
@growithjessie
8 ай бұрын
AGREED
@growithjessie
8 ай бұрын
agreeeeeee!
I've attempted to grow apples for almost a year now, but haven't gotten them over the seedling phase. However, seeing you try inspired me a week or so ago and now have 4 seedlings in soil! Every time I eat an apple, I search for already sprouting seeds to germinate 😂
This couldn't have been better timing. I am currently trying to grow apples from seeds that sprouted in an apple I got last week. I have them in their little pots and I can't wait until they are bigger!!!
@growithjessie
8 ай бұрын
THANK YOU! I love when timing aligns
Every fruit journey is so full of surprises and new roads 😊 so exciting
@growithjessie
8 ай бұрын
THANK YOU SO MCH
Hey from 🇬🇧 UK Unfortunately it takes 7-10 years for an apple tree to grow from seed to flourishing apples to potentially eat. But fun to do nevertheless Could you maybe do another vlog on how the plants are doing? Thanks
Wait. There’s apple trees with apples you cannot eat? How do we learn more about this? Interesting! Really enjoy your content! Keep up the awesomeness! Cheers from a chilly zone 3B
@growithjessie
8 ай бұрын
thank you sooooo much
You can try planting a living apple cottage leaving space for a door and weaving walls and window holes for making your very own living abode. You can also use willow for that but apples, pears, quinces, damson, plum, cherry and such work great.
Something really cool I think I should share is that there are estimated to be thousands of varieties of apples that are lost to time. Trees of those ancient varieties are scattered across the United States, I wonder if that’s the same in Canada?
@growithjessie
8 ай бұрын
I feel like the same is true
You are a good inspiration for the passion that I have. I grow veggies and fruits that don’t normally grow in the environments I’m in just to see if I can do it! We moved from Albuquerque New Mexico to San Antonio Texas recently so I can’t wait to try things here. It’s more humid and tropical in this area so I’m going to try and grow mango and bananas here!
@growithjessie
8 ай бұрын
thank you soooo much
@LittleFatSausages
8 ай бұрын
@@growithjessie I will and let you know!
The pink one is so cool
@growithjessie
8 ай бұрын
isnt it!!
If you're into apples look into the cosmic crisp, it is my understanding that they were developed here in Washington at Washington State University. theyre delicious.
some trees that do grow mostly true to seed are stone fruits like peaches and cherries.
@growithjessie
8 ай бұрын
100%!!
Where did you get the grow box from ?
@growithjessie
8 ай бұрын
GROBO GROW
Red fleshed apples in Oregon that’s where I live😮
It takes 4-5 years for apple trees to make fruits from seed, they grow slow just like any other tree
@growithjessie
8 ай бұрын
agreed!!! it takes a long time
@growithjessie
8 ай бұрын
i love this so much!!!
It's actually not just cross pollination, apples are a genetic mess, they have copies of all their genes and a genome that's more than twice as large as the human genome... all of this makes it impossible to predict what kind of fruit a seedling will bare...
@growithjessie
8 ай бұрын
they truly are a genetic mess. but I wont believe it until I see it with my own eyes
Try growing cactus fruits, i forgot their names and which plant , but it's very tasty
@naranjo5277
9 ай бұрын
dragonfruit
@growithjessie
8 ай бұрын
I LOVE CACTUS FRUITS
My apple seeds are sprouting a little, however its been 2 months and this is taking way too long. Also the clickbait was so funny 😂
@growithjessie
8 ай бұрын
i love that!! that tends to be a common occurance with apples. they take a long time to grow and need a lot of sun
Guess what I submerged an acorn in water for 2 days and it's already growing a tail! 🙂
@growithjessie
8 ай бұрын
OMFG YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i like your vids. apple seeds won't grow the same apples because the trees are grafted together. also the g in ginko is pronounced like the g in get
@growithjessie
8 ай бұрын
thank you so much
Update us soon
@growithjessie
8 ай бұрын
ABSOLUTELY. YOU GOT IT
Cloudberries?
@growithjessie
8 ай бұрын
i've never heard of those!
Can you grow a mandarin
"I grew an apple orchard!!!" (But not really)
@growithjessie
8 ай бұрын
Haha it's on its way
The only thing that will grow is crab apples trust me on this
@growithjessie
8 ай бұрын
ily
W plant channel
@growithjessie
8 ай бұрын
thank you
Planting a clipping in the ground to grow another plant is called "rooting", juar like how you place a clipping in a jar of water until it grows roots. Willow and forsythia are famous for doing this spontaneously. "Grafting" is where you surgically attach a limb from one variety of a tree onto another tree of the same family. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grafting As you said, apples don't always grow true to seed, and the only way to assure propagation is by attaching a clipping from the preferred variety to a root stock of a hardy variety. P.S. It can take 8 years to get apples from seedlings.