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Read about the varieties I used in breeding at this link.

Open pollinated, means that the flower was pollinated by insects and the pollen parent is unknown.

The rest of the seeds are intentional crosses between two selected parents. The seed parent is listed first, so in Wickson x Rubaiyat, Rubaiyat is the pollen parent. If a cross is in parentheses, it means that cross is one of the parents, i.e. (wp x kd 12/4) x chestnut crab.

Growing an apple from seed is a long term and uncertain proposition.  Depending on the parents, there can be a huge amount of variability in style and quality.  They will often show very obviously traits of their parents, but sometimes not.  Like breeding anything else, the better the parents, the better chance of good offspring.  It usually takes 4 or more years to get an apple seedling to fruit.  I would count on 5 years or more from seed.  Some seedlings will not be worth keeping, but most of the amateur breeders and selectors I've talked to seem to agree that the average apple from good seed is edible enough and good or very good apples are not that uncommon. The bulk will probably be mediocre, with smaller numbers either bad or very good and worth propagating.

The seeds are all dried. Before planting they should be soaked and then chilled in a damp medium for 6 weeks or more out in cold weather or in a refrigerator. Plant 1/2 inch deep in good potting mix or seedling flat mix, and don’t over water. Protect from mice! They will dig up seeds and also eat the newly emerged seed leaves. Further instructions will be sent with your order.

Notes on new 2024 parents

Grenadine x Gold Rush 11/7 - Neon pink flesh, can be very good quality unreleased

Grenadine x Gold Rush 11/9 - Pink flesh, large, tart, excellent intriguing texture I call icy. Unreleased

Grenadine x Gold Rush 11/4 - Huge red skinned apples with pink flesh. Judging from the appearance, gold rush is probably not actually the pollen parent. unreleased.

Rubaiyat x Pink Parfait 15/2 - Dark Pink flesh, flavors of berries and roses, good texture, unreleaed. I used this a lot in 2024 pollinations for a reason. Very promising.

BRFAE Name unreleased. BRFAE is code for Best red fleshed apple eva. A king David x Rubaiyat that I’m still testing. crisp, balanced, pretty, thin skin, nice flavor.

Stardust - One of Freddy Menge’s seedlings. I think he said it was a Wickson seedling.

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