tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702704932238079485.post1452046994052107991..comments2023-08-28T22:13:23.598+09:30Comments on Olive and Popeye, the neighbour gnomes: ApplesOlivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14389835614289815501noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702704932238079485.post-30111901240743112332009-10-21T13:44:13.774+10:302009-10-21T13:44:13.774+10:30A beautiful bloom. Such a pity about the hail dama...A beautiful bloom. Such a pity about the hail damage on the fruit trees.<br /><br />I'm short-sighted and seldom wear my glasses so everything is in soft focus for me anyway!Mickle in NZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10432796020646607634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702704932238079485.post-86205363104890978012009-10-20T19:15:08.037+10:302009-10-20T19:15:08.037+10:30Great, thanks for that Aimee, I didn't know th...Great, thanks for that Aimee, I didn't know that it will not be true to seed type. Just shows you're never too old to learn something new.<br />There was several plants all growing in the same spot, so I surmised that it grew from an apple core. I picked out the best looking one and have waited for 3 or 4 years to get it this far. Keeping fingers crossed for a new varietyOlivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14389835614289815501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8702704932238079485.post-42432173951242000512009-10-20T12:03:37.599+10:302009-10-20T12:03:37.599+10:30I'm sure you know, apples reproduce sexually a...I'm sure you know, apples reproduce sexually and therefore do not breed true from seed. If it is in fact a seedling, it will bear it's own unique fruit, never before seen in the kingdom of apple. Might be delicious... might not.Aimeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358194304460170717noreply@blogger.com