Growing apple trees from seed isn't hard, but it is an exercise in patience.

Yes, in theory, you can grow apple trees from seed. The apples you buy from the farmers' market or the grocery store have seeds and, if planted, they can sprout and grow an apple tree.

Apple trees are hugely popular, and thousands of apple cultivars exist worldwide. Most apple trees planted nowadays are grafted, but you can grow an apple tree from seed if you so desire.

If you save the seeds from a gorgeous Empire apple and grow trees from them, you won’t end up with Empire apples: you’ll get the fruit that the rootstock was meant to bear.

Codling moth is common in apple trees. Removed infested fruit; you can place smaller paper bags over the remaining fruit on the tree to prevent further infestation.