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Sources and experience with recommended apricots

12 years ago

Some of the posts on this forum have convinced me to try a Robada apricot. Great selling job and I'm salivating to eat some! A lot of googling hasn't produced a mailorder source for Robada. I'd also be willing to travel to a nursery or wherever if anyone out there is grafting Robada or other highly recommended apricots.

When I lived in Colorado, I grew Tilton and Montrose. Montrose was outstanding and Tilton okay. I found a mailorder source for Montrose. Where I now live in southeast Missouri, Stoddard County, about 60 miles west of Cape Girardeay, is challenging for any apricot. Has anyone had experience growing Montrose in hot, humid zone 6B or nearby at under 500 foot elevation?

Thank you for ideas and suggestions. I'm determined to have home-grown apricots in my life again. (To this area's credit, the local peaches are superb.)

Comments (4)

franktank232
12 years ago
The only thing with apricots is that they bloom very early. Before anything else in my yard (peaches, plums, sweet cherries). So any early warmth followed by a cold spell can spell doom for apricot blossoms. I would say for most climates outside of the west coast, every year is a gamble on whether or not you'll have fruit.

They are such and early ripening fruit, that at least up here, they seem to ripen just as the real heat is showing up.
fruitnut Z7 4500ft SW TX
12 years ago
tractor:

Fowler sells Robada. Van Well for Tomcot. Those would be my suggestions.

Here is a link that might be useful: Fowler
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Scott F Smith
12 years ago
I would not recommend Robada, it is a west coast apricot and I have yet to hear of a report on how it does in the east or midwest from anyone. I am trying it myself to see, so in a few years there will be at least one report :-) I don't have any information on Montrose. Colorado is dry climate and Missouri is not, so it may not work very well.

Get a Tomcot, it is very reliable and excellent-tasting.

Scott
Sally "Cricket" Benfer
12 years ago
Just ordered the Robada - and Sandra Rose Cherry from Fowler - $85 when shipping added yikes..I'm excited

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