Mytrees:

If your buds are beginning to show color before mid-February, there is probably trouble ahead. This is one of the reasons why, having tried growing pluots, I no longer try. I removed an aprium because the fruit wasn't as good as an ordinary Tomcot aricot, and more prone to splitting and rots.

At least the apricots don't bloom quite as early as pluots, and they have a longer bloom period, so I get some apricots nearly every year, and a lot of apricots about every 3 years. All I have to do is get by the April freeze, but it looks like you will be worrying about the March freeze, which is much more likely.

Don Yellman, Great Falls, VA