Aldeer.com Forums Alabama Deer Talk Quality Deer Management Apples and pears from seeds

I have thought about growing some apples and pears from seed. Is there any helpful advice that anyone can give me. I wanted to do this with the kids, so they could see their work for many many years.
Thanks,
Heath

Apples from seed are no good. Not sure about pears.

Best bet is to do your homework and propagate a proven variety.

Pears grown from seed saved from the fruit of a grafted tree...or volunteers from deer eating/dropping from the same, will produce very small, inedible pears for deer or man. (about the size of a ping-pong ball or smaller) I've tried it. The tree will reproduce their wild stock state. I've not tried apple seed planting but I think the same thing will occur.

I'd buy and plant quality grafted saplings for optimal results.

Thanks guys, I just thought it wopuld be fun to do with the kids. But I guess we can just buy some and plant them together.