Re: How long does it take an apple tree to produce fruit?

Date: Sun Sep 3 02:05:17 2000
Posted By: Richard Kingsley, Science teacher
Area of science: Botany
ID: 967549061.Bt

Message:

Hi Gerri,

An apple tree may produce fruit 2-5 years after germination depending on growing conditions. Seeds require stratification which means exposing them to some winter weather for two months and then germinating them in the early spring.

Richard Kingsley

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