Hehe - I would send you some, but I happen to know that growing apple trees from seeds will not result in the same apples growing on the trees as produced the seeds. Apples are generally highly bred and will revert genetically back to their ancestor's code if grown from seed. The way to get around this is to graft a branch from an existing tree onto a rootstock from another plant.. That's how the tree I am growing was prepared before I received it here. So you can only really buy a tree from a nursery or maybe find someone who already has a tree and take a graft from it if you know how to do that.
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I know someone who is in the know ;) So now I would just need to find the apple tree or come visit you and borrow some of yours!
Apples are not very common in Bali, I see lots of imported ones in the stores but only a handful at the markets. I would be interested to see how these would even grow because in my opinion it might not be cold enough to get many of the Western apples I am used to that come in the cool of the fall.
New research project to start I think =D Thanks for sharing and taking time to write this response to me, I sure appreciate it <3
hehe - well, it is possible you could take a graft from my tree when it is a bit more established, but I am in England here and I don't think there's a direct bus from Bali :)
Yes, all apple trees are classified by the geographical zone that they will grow in. The other tree that I am growing here is called 'Bright Future' and I picked it because it is the closest one I can grow in England to the 'Pink Lady' variety that is imported here from warmer areas.
There is a website that lists the genetic heritage of many varieties of apples, but I wasn't able to find it just now. If you can find it then you will be able to see whether Rosette will grown in Bali and also if it can't then you will be able to find similar varieties that will grow there - very useful! I'll be picking some from my bright future tree in the next few weeks, so I'll find out how accurate the advice was from that site - so far they do look quite similar to pink lady. :)
Well, next time I am in England, I will make sure to take you up on that. I am sure customs will just love it ;)
I love the Pink Lady apples, I am interested to hear how this other variety compares (I love their names, I wonder who names all the species!)
I will have to look it up, you bring up a good point that I might be too tropical to get what I am after. Thanks for the tips, I sure do appreciate them :)