Also check the soil to make sure it hasn't filled up with roots. A move to the next-larger pot may be required. Q. I have an apple tree that I planted in my yard about three years ago. It has never bloomed or produced any fruit. Your apple tree is probably doing fine, according to Chuck Ingels, Sacramento county farm adviser.
Apples grow on spurs that appear on trees that have been growing for three to five years.
However, in order to produce well, most trees will need a pollinizing tree nearby. This can be another apple tree in your neighborhood or one in your own yard. Some people graft a pollinizer to their existing tree or use a branch full of fresh blossoms from another tree. Most apple trees also need lots of winter chill. Without knowing what variety of apple you have or where you live, we cannot tell if the tree must have a pollinizer or if you have enough winter chill to produce apples.