Q.I Read Your Apple Tree Blog. Somer Trees Bear Fruit In 3 Or 5 Years. So The Question Is, Those Varietals With No Mention Of The Fr
u it production period, do they produce the first year? Thank you
GKH_Susan
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Answered on July 21, 2022
No, apple trees don't bear fruit the first year. If you get it from a nursery, it is likely one or two year old plants. Here are averages for fruit production:
https://hortnews.extension.iastate.edu/faq/how-soon-will-newly-planted-fruit-tree-begin-bear-fruit
https://hortnews.extension.iastate.edu/faq/why-isn%E2%80%99t-my-apple-tree-bearing-fruit
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