
10-20-2007, 06:21 PM
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If I plant a seed from a grapefruit or lemon or apple, will it grow into...
...a fruit bearing tree? I'd be planting it outside, not indoors. I tried this once indoors, and it just grew into a plant- after three years, I overdosed it on Miracle grow and it died.
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10-20-2007, 07:52 PM
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Sometimes. A lot of our fruits come from hybrid trees, trees that have been cross-bred to get certain desirable traits (size, flavor, etc.)
Citrus (orange, grapefruit, lemon, etc.) tend to be bred with similar plants, so you will likely get a fruit that is fairly similar to the one you started with.
Apples on the other hand tend to be cross-bred with widely different species, and generally, the seeds you plant will produce tiny bitter fruits that aren't much use to anyone.
However, fruit trees take a long time to grow up. Five, or even ten years is not unheard of before you get it to bear fruit.
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10-20-2007, 07:52 PM
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Sometimes. A lot of our fruits come from hybrid trees, trees that have been cross-bred to get certain desirable traits (size, flavor, etc.)
Citrus (orange, grapefruit, lemon, etc.) tend to be bred with similar plants, so you will likely get a fruit that is fairly similar to the one you started with.
Apples on the other hand tend to be cross-bred with widely different species, and generally, the seeds you plant will produce tiny bitter fruits that aren't much use to anyone.
However, fruit trees take a long time to grow up. Five, or even ten years is not unheard of before you get it to bear fruit.
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10-20-2007, 07:52 PM
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Yes, and don't use Miracle Grow on them. Baby seed plants don't need fed for about three to four years, and you should use food for acid loving plants. Byee
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10-20-2007, 07:52 PM
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Yes, if the seed is healthy, it will grow. you can sow indoors, but they will need to be moved outside for maturity.
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10-20-2007, 07:52 PM
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It can happen. I grow avocado from the big avocado seeds. It's tricky, as with them I have to put two toothpicks in each side and place it in a glass with only 1 end in the water (the toothpicks rest on the edge of the glass keeping the rest of the seed out of the water). They eventually will produce a few roots and then can be planted. It's a slow process and most often doesn't work that well....sometimes you can get lucky though!
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10-20-2007, 07:52 PM
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Yes, but it takes years to bear fruit.
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