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Name:  Melanie
Status: educator
Age: 40s
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Date: Around 1999
Question:
I need to know how long it takes an apple tree to grow from seed to fruit bearing age. I also need the same information on cherry trees and how long it takes to grow grapes from a cutting until it bears fruit. Thanks!


Replies:
The following link should answer all of your questions about how long it take to grow an apple tree, in its vairious stages. Each time depends, but it can take over 4 years:
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/extension/homefruit/apple/apple.html
For information on cherries, please see this link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherry_tree

For information about grape vines, please see this link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grapevine

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