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masque wrote

Reply to comment by ziq in Friday Free Talk (2020-02-28) by Majrelende

How long did it take to go from a seed to actually having apples?

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ziq wrote

3 years

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masque wrote

Wow, that's a lot faster than I expected.

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ziq wrote

it grew in the ground as a volunteer, so there was no transplant shock that would stunt its growth which happens with potted trees

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masque wrote (edited )

I should pretend that my surprise was due to some sort of past experience with potted trees and not due to the vague idea that "trees are big and probably grow slowly."

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Majrelende OP wrote (edited )

As far as I have read, apples are somewhat of an exception— I had tried to sprout the core of a plum (which was overtaken with mould) and read that it can take ten years to fruit.

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ziq wrote

I also have several loquat seedlings that fruited after 3 years, and a nectarine. On the other hand, I have 7 year old avocado seedlings that have yet to set fruit.

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