Strange leaf? growing from the aphical meristem of apple seedling

Dahmendra

 

 

Could someone please identify this weird white leaf growing from the aphical meristem of my apple seedling?

the main stem is getting brown, is there any reason for this? 

Fleurisa

Duplicate posting

Dahmendra

sorry, i am new to this forum. I did not know the correct category to post this so i posted in two categories.