There are two types of buds ... the blossoms shrivel and fall off, unable to bear fruit. The blossoms shed by the apple tree depends, again, on how many ovules are fertilized.

By the same token, if you plant a seed from a peach or an apricot, as opposed to an apple, there is a fairly good chance that it will grow into a tree with sweet fruit. The reason for this is that ...

I’m not really a pumpkin-spice person, but I’m a sucker for a classic u-pick apple ... blossom followed the first tentative shoots. The trees did not flower, which meant they would not bear fruit.