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Postby mattw on Wed May 09, 2007 2:56 pm

My apple trees never flower. Will they eventually? Are there trees grown from seed that never flower their whole lives?

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Postby Marazul on Thu May 31, 2007 9:32 pm

Yes, your tree will eventually flower, but it will take a few years (maybe a lot of years). Trees grown from seeds delay much in flowering, that's why the grafts are made. Grafting is a very common practice in agriculture, specially with fruit trees.

Sorry about my english, is not very good, I hope you understood.
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Postby MrMistery on Fri Jun 01, 2007 8:14 pm

and to answer your question: yes there are trees that do not produce flowers - that reproduce entirely by asexual reproduction
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Postby cotinga on Thu Jun 14, 2007 11:55 pm

MrMistery wrote:and to answer your question: yes there are trees that do not produce flowers - that reproduce entirely by asexual reproduction


But that a specific case, right? The normal condition for angiosperms (actually their defining character) is reproducion by flowers...
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Postby Linn on Sat Jun 16, 2007 1:29 pm

Apple trees can be difficult. In addition to age, Factors involved are the number of trees you have (the more the merrier),
a full sun location,winter pruning, bud protection, fertilization, and most important: pollination.
Then if you are able to coax a few apples you need to protect them from insects and squirrls etc.
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