DaisyI said:I looked on the internet and found one reference saying its not impossible to root an apple cutting but the success rate is extremely low. So I dragged out my copy of "The Reference Manual of Woody Plant Propagation" by Dirr and Heuser. It covers growing from seed, grafting methods and tissue culture but doesn't say a word about growing an apple from cuttings. That could be because its not a viable option for commercial growers or because they don't consider it an option at all.
The seeds will be an interesting mix of all the genetics going into the makeup of that particular tree plus whatever pollinated it. The chances of duplicating your friend's tree without grafting is low but keep at it. Remember, not impossible means its happened. I use a biofungacide. Instead of being synthetic, it contains a live fungus or bacterium as the active ingredient. It turns into a competition between whatever is killing your cuttings and the microbes in the fungicide. The fungicide microbes outcompete the killing microbes. This is a simple explanation but if you want to read more....
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Don't breather it!
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