Submitted by HighRepsToHugeness t3_10obnd3 in askscience
Cluefuljewel t1_j6egwln wrote
Hmmm well in practice fruit trees are propagated from cuttings and thus are clones and are not grown from seeds. Propagation ensures the consistency. Keep in mind that fruit trees are highly altered and manipulated from their wild ancestral form. Many tree varietals found in nurseries cannot be grown from seeds at all. But that’s about as much as I know. Hope this helps and I look forward to more detailed answers. Great question!
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JimmiRustle t1_j6gzba6 wrote
Clones isn’t quite the right word. The grafted branches are clones but the apple’s or at least their seeds are a genetic scramble.
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