Apricots in Colorado
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Comments (44)Well, I finally saw the questions from back in April! No Spice-Zee is not "just a really good nectarine", it is like a white nectarine with a definite plum flavor. However, it is a peach leaf curl magnet, so I think if you have disease in your climate, it would be a lot of work to keep the tree healthy. If not, definitely get one! I have heard Sprite/Delight are not very good, the taste practically for the birds, maybe they would be OK for pies. But there are so many trees much more worth the space I can't see growing either. And my Cot-n-Candy is a growing FIEND, it sprouts branches all over like it is a bush and sets fruit really heavy every year. The trunk hit 6 inches in diameter in 3 or 4 years. So it is just a fabulous variety, if you can grow apricots. Carla in Sac...See MoreChinese Apricot - experience?
Comments (31)Hi ncrepair, Would you please tell me what state you live in or the general location or zone where you live? What Costco did you purchase your Chinese Apricot from? Also, I would love to know about the site where you are growing your apricot tree? Is it on the north side of your yard? Is it in a higher ground area or down in a valley? We had a Mormon apricot on the far south end of our lot that died a few years after we planted it, from a gusty wind storm that snapped the trunk. We have a Moorpark apricot on the south end of our lot too, just north of where the Chinese Apricot was and it's still alive, but unfortunately we only get a crop about every 8 - 10 years. We are located about 40 miles south of SLC in Zone 5b: -15F to -10F or 3A if you're using the Western Garden Book's zoning (they have their own separate zoning tables). We have a place on the north side of our lot where we could plant a Mormon apricot, but don't want to do a repeat and not get any fruit! I'd love to know the secret to your success! Also, do you or anyone else here know if the Chinese (Mormon) Apricot can be kept smaller--10 to 12 feet tall? Our Moorpark has a huge trunk and is very tall, as it's about 22 years old. We love the apricots on it, but getting a late frosts usually prevents us from getting more than a couple each year. We tried Christmas lights one year, and it didn't work for us. Has anyone ever tried leaving a sprinkler on under it all night to circumvent a late frost? Does that work? Many thanks!...See MorePushing Zones in Southern Colorado? Enabling, please!
Comments (5)Nancy, I'm in a different zone, but thought I'd mention a few roses.... Mme Pierre Oger and Reine Victoria are lovely tall growing Bourbon Roses . For Hybrid Perpetuals, Mrs. John Laing and La Reine. Blush Noisette is a wonderful rose. I've been very pleased with it in my garden setting. For Austins, Mortime Sackler is a lovely rose, resembles a Noisette. Eglantyne, Sharifa Asma, and Evelyn, all beautiful Austins. Miss Alice is a lovely compact Austin, very good repeat bloom, might work in a pot....See MoreApricots in Flower
Comments (355)The Calgary apricots I’ve found haven’t been comparable in quality to westcot or m604. The pink flowering ”apricot” at Riley park in my opinion is not a Prunus manchuria ,armeniaca or Siberia I’ve studied this tree for years and the pink flowers ,the bud structures and fruit quality and abundance of fruit and size all point it towards being a prunus mume Aka Japanese apricot. Calgary does have a large Asian population and I would not be surprised if this was one brought back from there old country as China town is only a couple minutes drive From riley park. A few years back it was suggested to be a goldcot but I have that variety and it’s not Comparable nor is it comparable to any apricots I’ve seen. The taste is good if left on tree till ready to fall off or left on counter. If not the quality is Not good and if not picked at correct time will remain bland And woody . But it is ultra hardy and I think I get fruit almost every year off it in my yard grafted on my Japanese plum and apricot trees...See MoreKonrad___far_north
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