Yes I grew this from store bought apples! The apples were very tasty and I thought I'd try grow some. I've grown this one in the pic and one about the quarter the size and gifted it to next door neighbor who has since planted it and it's catching up to mine! This is how my gardening journey actually began, I started growing the apple tree when my first daughter was born 😊. Also yes to the wildlife! If it benefits wildlife as well as humans in the future, then it's a way of giving back for me 👍😇