How To Grow An Apple Tree From Seed To Fruit In 3 Years. Although not an apple tree, this is a good look at a rootbound plant. My 5 year old son planted a macintosh apple seed in a pot in the house.
Apple trees take a few years before they will produce fruit. Then fragrant white blossoms appear in the spring. Apple saplings sold at plant nurseries are typically cultivars grafted onto rootstocks.
Dwarf trees begin producing fruit first, while seedlings require a minimum of six years of growth before fruiting.
Then fragrant white blossoms appear in the spring. If you collect a peach pit and grow it, it’s very likely to produce a tree, but the fruit it produces may vary. Generally, you can expect to start snacking in 2 to 5 years. From there, you have a tree that may bear for centuries.