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Perhaps Wild Crab Apple - Malus Sylvestris can be found as a more original variety. |
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| Malus Sylvestris is the wild apple native to Europe. It spread after the last ice age across Europe with the help of various mammals such as deer, wild boar, badger, hedgehog and others. | ||||||||
| Since then, wild apples (sweet apples) from Kazakhstan have been brought to Europe, and the apples we grow, and those that grow wild are a cross between several species. | ||||||||
| If, 50 - 100 years ago, it was more common with native Malus Sylvestris trees growing wild, you might be able to recover some of the trees. In the past, it has been common to use Malus Sylvestris as rootstock when grafting new apple trees. - And since I managed to get roots from slightly older trees to germinate, you may also be able to recreate the original material used as rootstocks by taking roots from old grafted apple trees. |
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Find roots from old apple trees. |
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The roots are planted at the top of the pot so they get sunlight. The sprouts in my experiment have emerged after 4 - 5 weeks. The roots with sprouts are split into smaller pieces and planted a little deeper. My preliminary experience shows that roots dug up in the spring of February to April will sprout. Maybe roots dug up at other times of the year will also sprout. |
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If you have knowledge of old apple trees to be felled, I would encourage you to get hold of roots and try to recreate the tree used as a rootstock. |
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