[NAFEX] Scout Apricot (Jam)

Douglas Woodard dwoodard at becon.org
Tue Apr 21 14:38:11 EDT 2009


In the past, Manchurian apricot seedlings werre sold by Prairie 
nurseries, at a lower price and as pollinators. I expect there was also 
a lot of rootstock material floating around. I don't know the extent of 
the variability, but I would expect quite a lot especially as regards 
fruit quality. Considerable variation in respect to dormancy problems 
has been noted among the named Manchurian apricot selections sold on the 
Canadian Prairies.

Doug Woodard
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada



Jim Fruth wrote:
> Doug Woodard wrote, ".................Manchurian apricots. I have eaten jam 
> reportedly made of
> them by an Edmonton homeowner - pleasant but a bit bland."
> 
> 
>     The flavor of the Manchurian Apricot jam I tasted was too intense.  Had 
> we been given any more of it, we'd have thrown it out.  That leads me to 
> ask, given Doug's comment, above, is there alot of variability within the 
> species?  Or did the maker of Doug's jam dilute its flavor.
> 
> Jim Fruth
> Brambleberry Farm
> Pequot Lakes, MN  56472
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