| Fruit tree are usually very beautiful in spring and in | | | | you gather the fruits and rub them with your |
| fall. Spring because they are full of flowers, and | | | | fingers till the flesh is fully removed from the |
| fall because they are full of fruits. | | | | seeds. |
| Many species, such as crabapple, cotoneaster, | | | | Once you have separate the loose flesh pulp |
| prunus and cherry, are beauty themselves. Often | | | | from the seeds, you can gather the seeds in a |
| such specimen can cost alot in specialized garden | | | | new bowl, pour some boiling water on it, to clean |
| nursery. One way to cheaply acquire a tree is to | | | | the seeds. Empty the water, keep the seeds, and |
| propagate them. Fruit tree can be reproduce with | | | | repeat the process of boiling water. |
| seeds or cuttings. Seeds is the easiest but longest | | | | You will then need to sterilize the seeds. This can |
| method. You can buy seeds or collect them. | | | | be accomplish by laying the seeds on a paper |
| The best time to gather fruit tree seeds is in fall, | | | | towel on a cookie tray. On a sunny day, you |
| when leaves are starting to drop. At this time, | | | | leave the seeds in the biscuit tray under the sun, |
| you are certain that the fruits are mature, hence | | | | for at least 4 hours and till they become dry to |
| the seeds are also. So, you can pick as many | | | | to the touch. |
| fruits as you need seeds. Some species, have | | | | You can store your seeds, in a dry ziplock bag in |
| more then one seed per fruit. | | | | the veggie compartment of your fridge till you |
| The method to clean and prepare the seeds is | | | | are ready to germinate/sow your seeds. For |
| simple. For fleshy fruit, such as cotoneaster | | | | further germination instructions you can refer to |
| cranberry, crabapple or cherry, you can fill a bowl | | | | my articles on my website. |
| of hot water, but not boiling water. In the water, | | | | |