| Check with your local nursery to learn which kinds of trees grow best in your area and if you need to prepare your seeds in any way before you plant them. An apple tree like Pearl's must grow for as long as three or as many as seven to ten years before it produces any fruit. | |||
| If your soil does not freeze during the winter, you can plant seeds outside in a sunny spot. | |||
| 1. | Use three large seeds, or several small seeds. |  |
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| 2. | Dig a small hole about 4 inches deep. | ||
| 3. | Add 1/4 teaspoon nitrogen fertilizer. | ||
| 4. | Cover it with 3 inches of soil. | ||
| 5. | Place seeds in hole. Cover them with fine soil. | ||
| 6. | Keep soil moist so seeds will germinate. | ||
In a cold climate, plant your seeds in a flowerpot following the above instructions. |
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| 1. | Keep flowerpot on a sunny windowsill. Water every day. Wait for seeds to sprout. | ||
| 2. | In spring when the soil thaws, plant seedling outdoors. Dig a hole twice the depth and width of the flowerpot. | ||
| 3. | Fill the hole and the flowerpot with water. When the water is drained, gently tap the flowerpot so that the seedling | ||
| comes out with its soil around it. Loosen a few roots from the bottom of the soil before putting the seedling into the | |||
| hole. | |||
| 4. | Fill the hole with soil so that the tree stands upright. Create a little well around the base. | ||
| 5. | Water the ground around the tree immeadiately and every day for a week. Then water twice a week. By late spring, | ||
| the tree will have new growth. | |||
