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That was last year. when I picked flowers- it was first year the apricot was flowering... I never did it for my peach tree and it is doing fine... Though looks like this year no flowers on it as well(... First year out of 7 I have it it doesn't flower...

Last winter wasn't as bad as the one before, I believe the lowest temps without windchill were -40C. It is hard to remember because unlike when I was young, they now factor in the windchill and people talk about -45C when actually it is only -35C with one heck of a wind. So when one person remembers the winter as brutal because it was windy, I think it was fine as long as my fruit trees survived. The Gabe A is now about 4 feet tall, kind of willowy and the branches that blossomed were under the snow line. Above the snow there was not much tip damage, maybe 2 inches. I will also add that where it is positioned is on the south side of a deck so we pile all the snow on top of it all winter. What are the chances of some of the Capilano apricot seedlings having some decent fruit? Or is that almost impossible considering the seeds don't really come true to type.

More apricots blooming today, this time from the federal agriculture research center in Beltsville MD which can be seen in the background. Here is 'Tama ume' Below is 'Sebashi ko' Below is 'Omoi no mama' Below 'Hanakami' this one only had abundant seed from last year's fallen fruit just like the same cv in my OP. Below unnamed red (label missing) very bushy habit. This one accessible only from Sunnyside Ave. Considering the bitter old we had in Dec/Jan I'm guessing that the flower buds were not damaged because they were not swollen at that time.