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APPLE seedlings visually take 7–14 yr. to come into bearing. Many attempts have been made by plant breeders and others to reduce this juvenile phase, in order to obtain an earlier assessment of new seedlings.
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CAMPBELL, A. Shortening the Juvenile Phase of Apple Seedlings. Nature 191, 517 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1038/191517a0
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