Year 1: Apple Variety Budded/Grafted to Rootstock
In the first year of a grafted apple tree’s life, it begins as an apple rootstock and a budded/grafted variety. This method is true for all varieties the rootstock determines certain characteristics for your tree as it grows, including its mature size and tolerance of water and cold weather
Year 2: Development of Top Growth (Leafed Out)
As your new apple tree gets established and breaks dormancy, you will see it put on new leafy growth. It is at this point that you will begin applying fertilizer and starting your growing season spray routine.
Years 3-4: Limb, Leaf, & Root Growth
A few years after planting, healthy apple tree will have put on many branches and leaves and the trunk will have increased in diameter.In the spring, you may start seeing, apple tree bloom and start setting its first fruit after pollination. If you prune while your tree is dormant, fertilize as needed in the spring, and keep your tree clear of weeds, disease and pests year round, it will be well on its way to producing crops of luscious apples.
Years 5-6: Established Apple Tree
In this stage the apple tree is well established and gets familiar with the environment. Since then it starts blooming and fruiting.
