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I decided quite a while ago that I was going to get an Apricot tree and found that they do grow well here. I hadn't got around to actually looking online to see which was the best trees yet but I made a stop by one of the big box hardware stores and they had 2 varieties...real cheap...and they were so healthy looking and a nice size that I bought one of each! Now I need to find out if they will pollinate each other or will I need to buy 'another' one just as a pollenator!
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Well sounds like a good excuse for another purchase. We'll be by for a taste test of the new crop in a few years! My peaches were great this year but they had to be harvested all at one time and I was not prepared. Thought we could just eat a few at a time but when they are ripe, they are all ripe!Good luck!
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You had to buy them I am sure they called your name as you walked in the door!!!!! I am sure they will grow and be a good addition to your new yard.
I have brought and dug up so many trees this year I am surprised I am still standing with my back problems.
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I looked them up on line and found out they really don't need pollinators...but....i also found out that the trees grow very well here but most only set a crop every 4 to 5 years because late frosts kills the blossoms.
One suggestion is to paint the trunks white so it reflecks the sun and they don't warm up as fast. DH said he would rig up some large fans like the orchards do so maybe that will help. I can almost taste them already!
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good luck with your new additions.
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Good luck! They don't need pollinators but it helps to have another. here we are able to get a crop every 3 years or so and I bought a kind that is supposed to be hardier. I've had them for two years now and got two apricots off of them last spring LOL
at least they have pretty flowers in the spring and pretty leaves in the fall if nothing else.
I'm so excited that it is summer, I wet my plants.
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My uncle has an old tree in his yard that seems to dump fruit every year.
Will the pit grow a true tree?
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My uncle has an old tree in his yard that seems to dump fruit every year. Will the pit grow a true tree? |
no boo, it wont come true to type exactly. you may get something very similar though so it won't hurt a thing to try and grow one that way.
I'm so excited that it is summer, I wet my plants.
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You may end up with a one of a kind, then we can all go down and buy a 'boo' tree.
TPS I thought of planting the trees in my yard because of the shade and blossoms but I was also thinking of the mess and the hornets too so I planted them at the edge of the garden. When they get bigger, though, I'll still be able to see them over the fence.
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so I planted them at the edge of the garden. When they get bigger, though, I'll still be able to see them over the fence.
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Good idea
All the rotten fruit will drop into your neighbors yard so you won't have to pick it up.
Now I wish I would have saved a pit from all the fruit we had this summer. I'm sure there are a few hundred on my ravine hillside. Maybe one will take.
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I don't know how I missed this post ,but I used to just love apricots as a kid and still yearn for some good tasting ones, though buying some at Krogers a few years back at a whopping $4 a pound , they weren't even good tasting ones. I guess we're on the "cold hardiness" range for apricots , so some day I may try growing them in my garden maybe. Goldcot comes to mind as one variety I've heard of , but there are others and I'd prefer a self fetile variety if that's possible, since my space is somewhat limited.
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