Like for say an apple tree. Yes the apple falls down the tree naturally but the seeds are inside the center of the apple itself. How exactly do the seeds go to the soil and fertilise to grow more trees?
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The seed has enough fuel in it (or around it) to grow a little tiny root downward and a stem upward. That’s all it really needs to get started
Oh also. You might ask “but what about hard ground, etc? Doesn’t the seed need to get planted, like on a farm?” The vast majority of seeds don’t sprout. An apple has 5-8 seeds, an apple tree can produce 200-300 apples per year, but wild apple trees aren’t creating 1,000-2,000 new trees every year. They make a ton of low-cost seeds, and hope that a few of them get put down somewhere where they can grow. Also, animal poop is pure fertilizer.
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