Essay On Apples

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History of Apples:

One of the most popular fruits are Apples. Apples are a common snack that is extremely healthy for you. Apples are also known as, Malus Domestica. Apple trees originally were founded in Central Asia. After finding apples in the Centralized area, they eventually spread all throughout Asia. When the settlers from Europe traveled to America, this is when the Apple trees become introduced to the United States. (nps.gov). As the folks would say in the Northeastern area, is that Johnny Appleseed first introduced Apple trees to the area (OhioHistoryCentral). There are many different apples that can be grown in all shapes and sizes. Apples also come in colors such as red, green, and yellow.

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This is a picture of an apple on an Apple Tree. This picture is from Clip Art in Microsoft Word.

Apple Propagation:

The Apple tree is easy to grow and can be propagated many ways. As many people know, fruit trees in general take many years to just grow, and eventually to produce fruit. If you decide to grow Apple trees by seeds, they will take many years to grow. By planting seedlings, it means that you will not get any fruit for about 5 years. Depending on how soon you want your fruit, would determine if you want to go with planting seeds. Hardwood cutting, rootstock, micropropagation, layering, budding and grafting, are also ways to propagate Apples. The most common way of propagating Apples is by budding and grafting (Plant Propagation Book p. 743). The way that I am going to describe how to do is going to be the whip and tongue graft (ndsu.edu).

Procedure:

Materials Needed: The first materials that you need to gather is the stock and scion needed to do the graft. The next materials you need to have are cutters, a kni...

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...will grow. Just make sure that your graft does not move when putting the wrapping on.

After Wrapping the Graft: Once you have wrapped the graft, one option to let your graft grow is to put it in moss to keep it moist. You can keep the moss and the graft in a plastic bag for about 2 weeks to see if the graft catches.

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This is the end result of a successful graft of an Apple Tree. This picture is from Clip Art in Microsoft Word.

Conclusion: Apple Trees are very great to grow at home. They will continue to grow every year and hopefully produce great fruit. There are many ways to propagate Apples, but the one that will give you the quickest production of fruit would be by grafting. This is because there is already a rootstock ready to start growing. Apples will continue to be one of the most popular and healthiest fruits, and would be a great asset to any home.

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