Granny Smith Apple Seeds

Granny Smith Apple Seeds and Sprouts

About a week ago, I bought 3 green Granny Smith Apples (Malus domestica) from a grocery store and brought them home. I put them in my fridge for about 2 days and then I cut one open to eat it.

Now this is perfect timing because I had just read about this happening the other day but I didn't think it would happen to me especially the very next time that I bought some granny smith apples! I'm very happy about this and I'm pleased to report that when I opened the first apple up I found an apple seed inside that had already sprouted!

The next day I opened the second apple looking for sprouts. There weren't any sprouts so I carefully removed the seeds. I will try to germinate these seeds as well. The next day I opened the last apple and low and behold I found another granny smith apple seed that had sprouted inside of the apple!

Both of my apple tree sprouts are healthy and I have already taken them outside and placed them in a semi shady location. I am going to keep the dirt moist and replant them when necessary.

I have heard that my apple trees might not turn out to grow granny smith apples and that the seeds might have gotten hybridized during pollination. Even if it takes 2 - 5 years for my apple trees to bare fruit, I am still going to grow these trees up and see what kind of fruit they grow.

And of course, I will take pictures and keep you updated! =)

See ya soon,

Sunny