Apple - Antonovka (malus pumila antonovka), 10/20 seeds - CANADIAN Seller

Description

The Antovoka apple is a tart apple with high acid that mellows after storage. It makes a great French Apple cake or old fashioned apple pie. In North America it is is primarily grown for it's characteristics as a very hardy rootstock to graft other apple cultivars to. Antonovka can also be grown out on their own, and the seeds grow true to type. The tree flowers in April (depending on your region) and the resulting apples are green and acidic and late maturing. They are great for making apple pies and other preserves. As a rootstock Antonovka is more suited to wet soils than other apples.
Soak seeds in water for 24 hours. Cold stratify for 60 days in moist medium in the fridge. Monitor the seeds regularly for mold, and germination. Sow seeds 1/4" deep and firm soil. Seeds can also be wintersown outside in early fall- let nature do the work!
As with most fruits/trees, we recommend potting the seedlings up to a 3 or 4" pot to start, then switching to a half gallon or gallon sized pot as it grows. Harden seedlings off very slowly and keep them in a sheltered location (morning and evening sun but avoiding scorching noon sun), until they can take a bit more. By late summer they should be ready to adjust to their permanent location. Plant once the leaves drop, and at least 6 weeks before the ground fully freezes over. Protect young seedlings from mice/deer and other wildlife.
Photo credit of fruit to Wikipedia commons. Tested CUT germination rate at 90%
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Seed origin: All our seeds are cultivated in Prince Edward Island, Canada, zone 5b and are heirloom, open pollinated, non-hybrid seeds - unless otherwise marked!
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ermination tested by me personally at 90+% for 2022. We do not send or sell old seed. I am available for suggestions and tips if things don’t go the way you hoped… however; I can not GUARANTEE a living, breathing thing such as a seed will grow for you, on your timeline, once it leaves my hands. From time to time I may be able to send some replacement seeds for the cost of shipping.
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