how long does it take to grow an apple tree from a seed?

Answer 1

took me 5 years lol

Answer 2

there is probably a 30% chance of it germinating and growing to full size. That means if you plant 10 apple seeds you are likely to get around 3 which grow. You can select the healthiest of the three and let it grow to full size.

The 'but...' is that you will have to wait for 6 to years to find out if it will produce edible apples - the chance of it producing an edible apple is about 5%. The chance of it being even remotely a tasty edible apple is very, very small. It certainly will not resemble the apple from which the pip came. This is because modern apple trees are a cross between two or more varieties. Further, you will not know which apple tree pollinated the one you have. It might still be fun to have a go. cheers skylight

Answer 3

It is next to impossible to grow an apple tree from a single apple seed. (I own and operate an apple orchard). If you want to plant and have an apple tree, you need to get a "sampling" (or a twig) right from the nursery. Most nurseries are willing to sell a small quanitiy (including just one). The best time of year to plant an apple sampling is in the early fall or in the spring. Any other time of the year, you risk the chance of the tree dying.

If you have any further questions about growing an apple tree, feel free to ask!

I hope that this helps!!

Answer 4

There is a photo of one I grew from seed in my yahoo 360 photos - click on the flowers and it is slides 2 and 3. This is 6 years old and the blossom is fantastic, but the apples rot and are no good. The other I have is 10 years older and almost big enough to climb- I wish I knew how to prune it properly to get the apples to grow bigger. See my blog I had several good puddings off it this year. Blackbirds eat the smaller apples.

To grow them start with 4 pips in a small pot. 2 will grow, 1 scrawny. Pot it up to a bigger pot (much bigger) for the first year or two, then start looking for where you can plant it in the ground.
Height- year 1 up to 6 inches, year 2 up to 3 foot, year 3 up to 6 foot.

Answer 5

As long as it takes to sprout. In order to get an apple from it, you are looking at maybe 5 - 15 years depending on the variety of apple and your location. You may not even be able to grow the tree your particular seed came from in your location. To get it to sprout, let the seed dry, then score it with light grade sand paper and soak it in wet paper towels for 6 hours or so. Then, stick it in the soil just below the surface and keep moist (net wet) and wait.

Answer 6

It takes some years and even then the apples your tree eventually produces will not be 'true to type'. Why don't you buy one instead? Aldi were selling apple, pear and cherry trees for about £10 each earlier this year.

Answer 7

I have never done this, but I figure once you get a good start, you could have a healthy sapling within a season. However, it will be many years before it starts to produce fruit. and then you need to have 2 apple trees so that they can cross polinate. Most fruit trees needs the second for the polination process to be sucessful.

Answer 8

my grandmother had a habit of planting apple pips in her household plant pots and when the seeds germinated she would prick them out and transplant them. Now 30 years plus later we have all sorts of fruit trees growing which are a legacy from her , although as one of your earlier responders said they may not be the same as the parent apple as many of them are grafted stock.

Answer 9

not very long to germinate the seed.. but it would take years to grow into a fruit bearing tree.

Answer 10

why would you want to wate that long for apples,just buy a tree allready from a garden centre,it should cost no more than £40..

Answer 11

Mine is about 2inches tall after nearly 2 years :( Probably better off buying one that on it's way.