Growing Apple Trees from Seed | Cold Stratification

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I successfully germinate several apple trees from seed! In this video I show the process I used and the results I've had so far!
First, I harvest two apples from my home orchard. Next, I clean the apple seeds and prepare them for cold stratification in the refrigerator. After many months of waiting the seeds germinated! I then plant the germinated apple seeds into small containers and place them in a south facing window. I provide water and use a small fan to simulate the wind to help the young apple seedlings strengthen their trunk.
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@calebrobbins9725 3 года назад

Love the energy man

@RedfernFoodForest 3 года назад

Thanks. More to come in the future!

@nancymaclennan9057 4 месяца назад

Just did as you said and all five of mine have germinated. Thank you so much for your help.

@RedfernFoodForest 4 месяца назад

Woo hoo! I'm glad you were successful!

@valeriesanchez3074 2 месяца назад

Had a granny smith this morning. Was in fridge for two weeks. Had seed sprouting so started in a hydroponics jar. Will be an exciting thing to watch

@RedfernFoodForest 2 месяца назад

That's exciting!

@ranishasstudio 2 года назад

You’re the first to say check for mold thank youuuu

@RedfernFoodForest 2 года назад

Sure thing!

@daniellacansancaopopovic1898 2 года назад

Thank you a lot! Today I checked my seeds and lot of them are germinating! I've transfered them as you did and hope for the best! My seeds are from a very very old autoctonic apples tree from Serbia that we have found in our property. All the best for you! 🙂

@RedfernFoodForest 2 года назад

That's amazing! Good luck with their future growth!

@janeth4121 4 года назад

Really interesting!

@RedfernFoodForest 4 года назад

Thanks!

@ArnoldScott-gv3wf 3 месяца назад

Very good lesson I have one apple seed that germinated thank you!

@RedfernFoodForest 2 месяца назад

Great job!

@monicasmith9215 8 месяцев назад

Thanks 2023 26 October

@RedfernFoodForest 7 месяцев назад

You're welcome!

@cali49erfamilia75 3 года назад

Love it

@RedfernFoodForest 3 года назад

Thanks!

@johnifly Год назад

Sprinkle ground cinnamon over the seeds and you won't have mold or fungus! 🙂

@RedfernFoodForest Год назад

Interesting...

@johnifly Год назад

@@RedfernFoodForest It does work! Used ground cinnamon on two peach tree seedlings and not a trace of mold developed. :-)

@hotmic4045 Год назад

Yup

@johnifly Год назад

AWESOME! Yes INDEED, it DOES work! ;-)

@waylonlegend4603 8 месяцев назад

Will they still grow with the mold?

@kenyamarlow1408 4 месяца назад

Nice video! A little tip: when stratifying, sprinkle a little ceylon cinnamon on the seeds. I germinated mine in about 2 weeks with the cinnamon method!

@RedfernFoodForest 4 месяца назад

Oh wow I've never heard of that!

@desireerudolph5992 3 года назад

This will be neat to follow. I am curious if these will grow true to type or if they cross pollinated. I had 3 apple trees(multiple variety) in my yard at one house, the house was from the 1940s and the trees were from about then. The neighbour on one side had a crab apple tree that she said had been planted in the late 40s and the neighbour on the other side had 2 trees of a baking apple variety that her grandmother planted late 49s or early 50s. I think one of my trees was the result of a seed from my favorite tree that was cross pollinated (hard not to cross with such close proximity). My favorite tree was a crisp and very sweet variety (no clue on "name") that was yellow stripes blushing to red. My husband's favorite tree was a VERY sour green apple (we figured out that it was likely planted as a pectin source for canning). But our third tree was strange, we called it a mystery tree. The apples looked identical to the sweet tree but could have the taste and texture of any of the 4 varieties that surrounded it .... It was a mystery of what you got until you bit it 😉. Also it was my kids' favorite of our trees. We figure the tree was a result of seed that definitely had the sweet tree as one of the parents but cross pollinated with one of the others. It made great jelly, applesauce and pies so despite the guess of its parentage we enjoyed it.

@RedfernFoodForest 3 года назад

That is a great story, thank you for sharing. I hope to have similar experiences with these trees as they grow!

@johnifly Год назад

@@RedfernFoodForest You can also do grafting with scions from the tree varieties that you want and graft them to rootstock. ;-)

@flowolf9428 5 месяцев назад

🍎thank🌱you🍏

@RedfernFoodForest 5 месяцев назад

You're welcome!

@miinah1996 3 года назад

this is really good , I'm really excited about the results and just wanted to ask if you poked some holes in the cups for water drainage

@RedfernFoodForest 3 года назад

I honestly can't remember, but that would be a good idea! Fortunately they weren't in those cups for too long before being transferred to large containers.

@miinah1996 3 года назад

@@RedfernFoodForest oh Alright , Thanks for replying hope you have a nice day =))

@slowpoke4557 9 месяцев назад

So 4 months of stratification? I'm about 6-7 weeks in and i think I've seen the start of at least 1 root. I will be watching the rest of this series, thank you

@RedfernFoodForest 7 месяцев назад

I think 4 months was probably a bit long. I wouldn't be surprised if you were seeing something at 6-8 weeks!

@Hagfan789 Год назад

Any update on how those trees are doing? Oh & I hope the hair & beard grew back too. ;)

@RedfernFoodForest Год назад

Hah not yet!

@wej0w 2 года назад

Fun stuff man, I recently started to grow seeds myself. I tend to try everything that is growable which I can just buy at the supermarket eat and take the seed out. My whole windowsill has been filled within 3 weeks haha. How big are the trees now Im very curios.

@RedfernFoodForest 2 года назад

Between 1 - 3 feet tall! I need to plant them still...

@wej0w 2 года назад

@@RedfernFoodForest Nice, then I know what to kinda expect, I will also be trying to make some bonsai's as I dont have much garden space, might be fun to try on the channel too. Thanks for the reply

@RedfernFoodForest 2 года назад

You're welcome. Good luck!

@lizzg1124 10 месяцев назад

Thanks for your video can we have an update on that picture or how tall is it? And what region do you live in if I may ask

@Boone2021 2 месяца назад

@redfernforest, I had some old red delicious (I don't kno if thats the actual name or brand of the apple) apples from Walmart sitting in my fridge for a little over a month, before I threw them out I took out some seeds, put them in a folded bounty paper towel inside a container without a lid, then hid them inside my oven so they could be in the dark and in room temperature, every other night I 'd spray the paper towel with water to keep them moist. It only took a week later for them to start sprouting.. Why did it take you 120 days to get sprouts in the fridge?

@RedfernFoodForest 2 месяца назад

No idea. But it worked!

@tzengoddess Год назад

Don’t use tap water and you won’t get mold

@RedfernFoodForest Год назад

Perhaps...

@melissagillis9211 3 года назад

When you place the seed in the soil, is the sprout up or down? Do you cover loosely with soil? or just leave sitting in the depression?

@RedfernFoodForest 3 года назад

Sprout up, roots downish, loosely covered with soil.

@Khigha87 5 месяцев назад

Seeds are like people, always leave sitting in depression 🤔🤨

@solanisomeni 10 месяцев назад

What time of the year is it best to plant the baby apple tree's outside? I live in Sweden, where we have cold and snowy winters.

@RedfernFoodForest 10 месяцев назад

Baby trees? Probably the spring. Otherwise bare root trees can be planted in the winter.

@Gaurav-zz9wo Год назад

noice

@RedfernFoodForest Год назад

Thanks!

@Estmusic323 2 года назад

Do you moist them after the planting during these 3 weeks?

@RedfernFoodForest 2 года назад

Yes!

@Estmusic323 2 года назад

@@RedfernFoodForest Okay how often? Like 2-3 times per week?

@JasminSepahi 10 месяцев назад

So I have baby trees now that I need to transplant into bigger pots but obviously it's september, will they survive inside over the winter? I'm thinking I need to wait until next spring to plant them outside right?

@RedfernFoodForest 10 месяцев назад

I'm not sure. They should go dormant if outside. You could leave some inside and some outside to test the difference as an experiment.

@nickcollop260 2 года назад

Are you supposed to cover seed in more soil after pressing seed in or leave it uncovered? My seeds in the fridge just germinated

@nickcollop260 2 года назад

Plus that fan idea is badasss thank you!!

@RedfernFoodForest 2 года назад

Just cover them a little.

@ladynoirlover2398 10 месяцев назад

So, is the white part from the seed the root? Should it be facing downwards when planting it or upwards??

@RedfernFoodForest 10 месяцев назад

Honestly can't remember...plant it sideways?! Hah!

@averagearcher9523 5 месяцев назад

The sprout is the root, the seed itself will come up out of the soil

@DarrellAnderson. 9 месяцев назад

Can you put these in the ground while cold

@RedfernFoodForest 7 месяцев назад

Yes - in fact, that may be the ideal time! (if they were bare root)

@DarrellAnderson. 7 месяцев назад

@@RedfernFoodForest oh yeah thanks so mines should be coming up soon because the leaves fell off for winter so something must be working right.

@katherineallen7042 2 года назад

Is there an update on how these trees have grown?!

@RedfernFoodForest 2 года назад

Coming soon!

@CarlPapa88 2 года назад

Same thing I was here for. Have ~8 seeds from some Walmart Galas to start stratify that have been drying in a cupboard for a month.

@user-oja Год назад

how often did u water it when it's a small sprout?

@RedfernFoodForest Год назад

Only add a little moisture if it appears dry.

@user-oja Год назад

@@RedfernFoodForest u mean spray top of soil little bit when it seems really dry?

@ianpimped 2 года назад

you have a real winter happening outside. why didn't you plant it in a vase and left it outside?

@RedfernFoodForest 2 года назад

I'm not sure I understand what you are asking. Can you rephrase?

@palliaskamen5722 10 месяцев назад

He can control and reduce the required cold period by using the fridge, over putting it outside over winter.

@miinah1996 3 года назад

how are they doing now ?

@RedfernFoodForest 3 года назад

Waking up from winter dormancy! I hope to transplant them from their pots into the ground this year.

@miinah1996 3 года назад

@@RedfernFoodForest That's Great !! please make a video update I wanna see how they look or like do you have an Instagram account where you post pictures of your plants ?

@ncompton32 3 года назад

@@RedfernFoodForest I would also like to see how they are doing now! Thank you for the video. I have about 60 apple seeds stratifying right now of many different varieties

@anthonyanderson7906 Год назад

My room was very cold dor a while so I cut an apple and put the seeds in a wet paper towl and put it in a dark drawer and it took less than a week for a couple to sprout

@RedfernFoodForest Год назад

That's awesome!

@indoorharvester3421 2 года назад

I water mine once a week or longer

@RedfernFoodForest 2 года назад

Good to know!

@ericnyamu9981 2 года назад

Are the trees still there?

@RedfernFoodForest 2 года назад

I think I killed them all.

@GAMER-zx9pd 2 года назад

sir why have my apple not germinated it had been 6 week but still my apple seed not germinating

@RedfernFoodForest 2 года назад

You can wait another 6 weeks or you can try again. These things take time!

@gnanarajveeradass6884 2 года назад

You need to remove the outer ring of the seed and keep in a small cockpits cup.. it will germinate in 5 days time

@Amy-cd4bj 6 месяцев назад

You can sprout those seeds, but the seeds wont be the same as the parent. Apples are grown from scions as far as I know. Those apples are usually good for ciderk like Johnny Appleseed did...

@RedfernFoodForest 5 месяцев назад

Of course! But the only way to get new varieties is to take a chance...!

@user-hw8wp8xf1n 4 месяца назад

Very interested I set four seed all catch my tree is3ft high don't know what to do now, I need help it's growing in a20ins pot. I don't know what to do.help. pls

@user-hw8wp8xf1n 4 месяца назад

Pls reply Trinidad anxious

@My-Life-Adventures Год назад

How much Marijuana did you harvest?

@RedfernFoodForest Год назад

None.

@dberar55 2 года назад

What you fail to mention is that you won't get clones of those 2 apple varieties. You nay get something similar or something way out in left field.

@RedfernFoodForest 2 года назад

If I didn't mention it in this video I have discussed it in others. These will be completely new varieties!

@CarlPapa88 2 года назад

@@RedfernFoodForest Part of the fun, right?

@waylonlegend4603 9 месяцев назад

What is the worst tree to come out of it all? One that doesn’t produce fruit? I’m curious

@blaynesplantvlog7117 3 года назад

How big are the apple trees from seed now??😄

@RedfernFoodForest 3 года назад

Between 6 and 24 inches. I will make an update video... sometime...

@sheikunique2260 9 месяцев назад

I'm growing a apple 🍎🍏 tree 🌴🌴🌴 too

@RedfernFoodForest 7 месяцев назад

Great!

@gnanarajveeradass6884 2 года назад

For me it got germinated in 5 days

@RedfernFoodForest 2 года назад

Wow that's much faster! What's your secret?

@LuisMoreno-mk1lp 8 месяцев назад

You lost a seed while washing ugh hurts 😢 I feel the pain 2:48

@RedfernFoodForest 7 месяцев назад

It happens!

@victoriahatten9746 2 года назад

Next time use a colander to rinse the seeds... You scared me!

@RedfernFoodForest 2 года назад

Clever!

@mileawayhoney 2 года назад

fridge not freezer...

@RedfernFoodForest 2 года назад

Words are hard!

@cuongtran-ty1te 2 года назад

Or or or just put them in a cup of water and leave it in the dark for 4 days.

@RedfernFoodForest 2 года назад

That easy, eh? Have you tried it?!

@cuongtran-ty1te 2 года назад

@@RedfernFoodForest yes sir 100%

@RedfernFoodForest 2 года назад

I will try it out!

@cuongtran-ty1te 2 года назад

@@RedfernFoodForest please do!!! Report back!

@lakestatebullies7391 Год назад

Only reason that worked is you probably used store bought apples. Store apples have been stored in cold storage for sometimes up to a year so they have already went through the stratification process.

@juraimeyjamal2105 2 месяца назад

I skip the fridge and napkin...and go straight to the potting...they all come out fine

@RedfernFoodForest 2 месяца назад

Maybe you're on to something...

@jo_nathan_nation6544 2 месяца назад

Just remember everybody, the trees are inheriting their grandparents genes, like humans. So, if you do this with, let’s say a Honeycrisp, you will not be growing a Honeycrisp tree. You’ll be getting either a Honeygold or a Macoun tree.

@RedfernFoodForest 2 месяца назад

Or something entirely new ...