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[Earthquake Damage]

So I've been digging a massive (96x96) stone quarry in a scorching sand desert for the past two years, and I keep running into weirdness.  Having cleared the previous Z level entirely, I began digging out the next one two seasons ago (early-mid spring).  Now, in mid-autumn, I already have a pair of mature saguaro trees in the quarry, growing in a patch of sand.  In case it's relevant, note that there's no rain in this region.  Since IIRC saplings are supposed to take a good three years to mature, I'm a bit confused.  Damned things grow like weeds...

To clarify:  Those trees are in the lowest level of quarry, so they've been growing for less than three seasons.

[Untelligent]

If the quarry is outside and the biome supports trees (yours does, although you won't get much other than saguaros), plant life has as much of a chance of growing there (in the sand, anyway) as anywhere else. The rainfall has nothing to do with it.

And the wiki says trees take about a year and a half to grow, but the wiki has been known to be wrong, so this is quite fast, but probably not unheard of.

In any case, you should be glad; wood is sparse on desert maps, if you get any at all.

[Earthquake Damage]

It's not an unwelcome bug, but I suspect it's indeed a bug.  Trees always took a few years to mature back in 2D, and AFAIK it's always taken a long time in 3D as well.  This seems ridiculous.

It may be related to the pause bug that affects conversation skill-ups, pet adoption, trade deals, &c.  After dumping all the stone (quantum stockpile FTW) I claim the dumped stone using the mouse ('cause it's faster).  Maybe tree growth progresses when you use the mouse in addition to those other things?