Harvest Moon DS Help: Trees not growing?

Question

I have quite a few trees that dont seem to be growing, is this a glitch? If so, can it be fixed or do i have to get rid of these stuck saplings?

They are at least 50 days old and are still in the sapling stage, they havent even made it to middle-tree stage yet, and a good portion of these are the 'fast' growing fruit trees, the rest of which are producing fruit so I dont think im being impatient..

Answer 1

Each bag of tree seed needs to be planted on a 4-square plot of land. Normal crop seeds only need 1 square to sprout but trees need much more room. You also have to leave a empty gap between the planted trees. If the tree is touching another crop or tree it won't sprout all the way. You don't need to water your new trees and they'll grown on their own.

You can plant trees in Spring, Summer, or Fall. Once the Winter season arrives the trees will go dormant and won't grow until the following Spring. The trees also grow at different speeds. The fastest tree to mature is the Banana, which will reach full size at 40 days. After the Banana is the Orange (43 days), Apple (52 days), and then the Grape and Peach trees (58 days).

Answer 2

It takes several seasons for a tree to mature and bear fruit. Trees will only bear fruit during a specific season. They will bear fruit every couple of days, which you can ship or cook with.