If you plant fruit seeds how long does it take to produce the fruit?

This depends a great deal, of course, on the kind of tree you're planting, where you live, and other such variables.

Because raising a tree from a seed takes fairly long, people often buy young trees from nurseries to cut down on the wait time.

Some examples of how long it would take if you did grow a tree or plant from a seed:

• Apple trees are supposed to take three to four years before they give their first fruit.


• Apricots can bear fruit as soon as one year after planting.


• At least some varieties of strawberry can bear fruit the same year they are planted.