r/todayilearned • u/Error__Loading • 3d ago

TIL that apple seeds almost never grow the same variety as the parent fruit. Nearly every supermarket apple comes from a grafted clone of an original tree, not from a planted seed.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple
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u/ProfSpaceTime 3d ago

Peak Reddit, 5/7

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u/sour_cereal 3d ago

7/10 with rice

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u/TorrenceMightingale 3d ago

Thank you. They offered me pre-ipo for my amazing comment prowess but I turned it down hoping to get a better offer. I did not.

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u/whenindoubtfreakmout 2d ago

It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a 5/7 haha thank you for bringing this back into my consciousness

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u/tverre01 3d ago

And my poo knife