Yes, Ali — **you can grow an apple tree from a pip**, even from a shop-bought apple. It’s a lovely experiment, but the apples it eventually produces won’t be identical to the original fruit, and their flavour is unpredictable. ([yardandgarden.extension.iastate.edu](https://yardandgarden.extension.iastate.edu/faq/can-i-grow-apple-tree-seed)) ### A simple way to start 1. **Collect several pips** from a ripe apple and wash off any flesh. Starting with several gives you a better chance of success. ([naturalresources.wales](https://naturalresources.wales/media/694163/activity-plan-growing-an-apple-tree-from-seed.pdf)) 2. **Give them a cold spell.** Put them in a small container of slightly damp sand in the fridge, ideally at **3–5°C**, for around **three to four months**. This cold treatment helps break their dormancy. ([yardandgarden.extension.iastate.edu](https://yardandgarden.extension.iastate.edu/faq/can-i-grow-apple-tree-seed)) 3. **Sow into pots** of peat-free compost, about **1cm deep**. Keep the compost moist, not soggy. Check the seeds during chilling and pot up any that start sprouting. ([yardandgarden.extension.iastate.edu](https://yardandgarden.extension.iastate.edu/faq/can-i-grow-apple-tree-seed)) 4. **Grow the seedlings somewhere bright**, moving them into larger pots as their roots fill the existing ones. ([naturalresources.wales](https://naturalresources.wales/media/694163/activity-plan-growing-an-apple-tree-from-seed.pdf)) For a UK garden, an alternative this late October is to sow outdoors and let winter provide the chilling — protect the seeds from mice with wire mesh. ([yardandgarden.extension.iastate.edu](https://yardandgarden.extension.iastate.edu/faq/can-i-grow-apple-tree-seed)) **My recommendation:** grow pips for the enjoyment of raising a tree. If your main aim is reliable eating apples in a manageable space, choose a named variety grafted onto a suitable dwarfing rootstock instead. ([yardandgarden.extension.iastate.edu](https://yardandgarden.extension.iastate.edu/faq/can-i-grow-apple-tree-seed))