Fruit tree

Fruit trees will grow over the course of 28 days and yield 3 fruit of their respective type when harvested by the Player. These trees take 4 days to regrow and will continue to bear fruit while in-season. These trees will not wither while out-of-season, do not need to be watered. There must be nothing in a 5x5 tile space (24 surrounding tiles) for trees to grow.

Mechanics

Obtaining saplings

A variety of saplings can be purchased at Sam's General Store once the player has reached Town Rank C. Fruit tree saplings are available for sale all year.

Basics

Fruit trees do not have to be watered every day, as they will grow like Oak and Pine trees. Once mature, fruit trees will not wither and will instead remain year-long. but will only bear fruits on their respective seasons. When a fruit trees is ready to harvest, the player can shake the tree by interacting with it.

Any fruit tree can be removed from its tile during any growth stage by hitting it with an axe.

Growth and regrowth times

All fruit trees take 28 days to grow to maturity regardless of season or day on which they are planted. Once a fruit tree is in-season, it will bear fruit every 4 days.

Seedling	Stage 0	Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4	Stage 5	Stage 6	After Harvest
Example Plant Name	8 Days	8 Days	8 Days	1 Day	1 Day	1 Day	1 Day	Regrow: 4 Days

Quality

The Player can increase the quality of fruit from fruit trees by upgrading the fruit tree seed in Ling's Lab.

This will require the Player to bring some kelp essence and money to Ling. After two days, the seed upgrade will complete. Increasing seed quality means a higher chance to harvest high quality fruit, which sell for a higher price. Here's how seed quality affects fruit sale prices.

Spring Fruit Trees

Image	Fruit	Town Rank	Sapling Price	Growth Time	Basic Quality Sell price					Additional uses
	Orange	C	4000	28 Days Regrow: 4d	136	156	177	204	272
	Durian	C	4500	28 Days Regrow: 4d	155	178	202	233	310

Summer Fruit Trees

Image	Fruit	Town Rank	Sapling Price	Growth Time	Basic Quality Sell price					Additional uses
	Mango	C	4000	28 Days Regrow: 4d	136	156	177	204	272
	Peach	C	4500	28 Days Regrow: 4d	153	176	199	230	306

Fall Fruit Trees

Image	Fruit	Town Rank	Sapling Price	Growth Time	Basic Quality Sell price					Additional uses
	Apple	C	4000	28 Days Regrow: 4d	136	156	177	204	272
	Olive	C	4000	28 Days Regrow: 4d	113	130	147	170	226

Winter Fruit Trees

Image	Fruit	Town Rank	Sapling Price	Growth Time	Basic Quality Sell price					Additional uses
	Almond	C	4250	28 Days Regrow: 4d	144	166	187	216	288