- 1). Gather the fruit of the maypop, also known as wild apricot, in early autumn. The fruit is small and oval shaped, similar to a robin's egg. The brilliant green fruit turns a creamy yellow when ripe and ready for harvest.
- 2). Cut the ripened fruit in half with a sharp paring knife.
- 3). Scoop out the seeds. Undeveloped or immature seeds will be small and white; mature and ripened seed will be larger and dark brown or black.
- 4). Rinse the seeds to remove the sweet and sticky fruit residue.
- 5). Sort out the mature seeds to be used for new plant propagation.
- 6). Lay the seeds on a dry paper towel and allow to dry.
- 7). Store the dry seeds in a paper bag and put the bag in a dark, dry place until you are ready to plant them in the garden.
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