I think so. My son had them in Houston. The problem will be to keep the squirrels from eating the fruit.
Some of the best peaches in the U.S. are grown in TX. Some are as big as a large orange.

Contact the county ag. dept.

Here is a link that might be useful: Travis county

Thanks for the info. Squirrels will become fricassee if they don't watch out!

andy

Andy, it's my understanding that while you are able to grow apricots here, you may not wind up with any fruit. I love apricots, but have been told they bloom early and often we get a late freeze that takes out all of the blooms. I don't see them growing in Austin either. Perhaps you could try growing two and covering them when it freezes?--I don't know if they need a pollinator, but for many fruit trees you have to have two of them to cross pollinate.

The fruit trees/vines/bushes that will grow here are certain varieties of pears, peaches, apples, figs, persimmons, plums, grapes, blackberries.--This list isn't inclusive.

It is very important when you decide to plant your fruit trees that you get varieties that do well here.

I attended a fruit tree class just last weekend and the speaker said that the varieties of peaches that grow well in California rot here because we get more water than they do.

Fruit trees/vines/bushes that usually don't grow well in Austin are cherry trees (unless they are the native cherry), blueberries (not acidic enough), and certain varieties of grapes because they get Pierce's disease. Chilling hours are also important for fruit trees.

I'm not a fruit tree expert but recently have become interested in growing them. You may only be interested in apricots in which I case this information is overkill. :-)

Here is a link that might be useful: Fruit & Nut Resources for Texas

You can grow an apricot tree in Austin. The problem is that the tree will not get enough chilling hours over the winter to set fruit most years. They also tend to bloom very early, so a late frost can end your fruit crop before it really begins. I grew up close to Corsicana TX. My grandfather had a huge apricot tree. It produced a crop about every 6 or 7 years. Most years there were very few fruits and you had to fight the squirrls for them.

Texas Gardener magazine had a great article on apricots in the Nobember/December 2007 issue. It might be available at the local library or the local Extension Office. Basically it says that apricots are hard to grow in Texas.

The trees grow great here in Fort Worth, but we don't get enough cold weather for them to set fruit. I've had two of them for 8 years now and they are beautiful trees, but no fruit. I have a couple of dogs that love to chase squirrels so they are not the culprits. Even though the trees are nice I'm thinking of taking them out just because they don't fruit. I hate to do it though, they're so pretty. Cheryl

Seamommy,

What type of apricot tress are they? There is one developed in Belton that should be good in texas.

thanks

Andy

there's a well known & respected guy growing them in w central texas, richard ashton, oakcreekorchard dot com.

Here is a photo of my apricot trees in northwest Austin planted last spring. The smaller tree on the left is not doing as well as the site is shaded by the house until mid afternoon and then the western sun blazes against the brick wall creating an inferno. Notice that both trees are planted in raised beds because the ground underneath is almost solid limestone rock. Have not seen blossoms or fruit yet; but I'm hoping it will happen someday soon.