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[Robert_Purvis@nass.usda.gov]

Hi Ginda,

Puget Gold is an excellent choice for your location in view of your climatic zone and rainfall situation.   Any one of the Harrow series apricots--Harcot, Harogem, Harval, Hargrand, Harglow, and Harlayne, in order of ripening--would be good also since they are from Ontario province, but I would go for the last three as my choices.   Cummins Nursery in Geneva, NY sells them but they are out; however, Raintree Nursery in Morton WA sells Harglow.   Jerseycot (I am grafting some trees for NAFEX members this spring) and Tomcot (Raintree has it) would be good choices for early-ripening apricots; Puget Gold, Harglow, and especially Harlayne ripen a month later than they do.   I've eaten all these except Harogem and Harval, and they all rank high in the flavor department!

The NY Cooperative Extension Service has published a very good bulletin on growing apricots, which I have, and if you like I could send you a copy of it.   Cost for copying and mailing would be $2, and of course I would need your name & address.


Bob Purvis
MN Ag Statistics Service
651-296-3173

Ginda Fisher <ginda@concentric.net> 02/21/2002 09:26 PM Please respond to ginda

To:        rpurvis@nass.usda.gov         cc:                 Subject:        NAFEX - apricots

Hi, I'm interested in trying to grow apricots in Massachusetts.  I've
ordered a Puget Gold on a full size stock and am also looking at the
miniature apricot sold by Stark Nurseries.

Any comments, advice, suggestions, etc. would be appreciated.

Ginda Fisher
eastern Mass, zone 6