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["Lon J. Rombough" <lonrom@hevanet.com>]

I've been growing Mormon Chinese seedlings from pits I got from Tim Udall in Arizona.  They are indeed much later blooming than any other apricot I've tried and a couple of the seedlings have given me more apricots than I've had from any other 'cot I've tried in Oregon.  On the down side, they do have enough variation that only four seedlings out of over 20 were really useful and some of those don't produce very heavily.  Also, every fruit on every tree has had a rather large seed to flesh ratio - they have big pits.  Still, they are decent and have good general disease resistance, but you need to grow enough to find a few that really do well for  you.
-Lon Rombough
Grapes, writing, consulting, my book, The Grape Grower, at http://www.bunchgrapes.com  Winner of the Garden Writers Association "Best Talent in Writing" award for 2003.
On Jun 21, 2005, at 1:39 PM, Brungardt, Sam wrote:

Dorene, my mother has a nice crop of Chinese (Mormon) apricot coming on
down in western Kansas (USDA hardiness zone 5b).  This cultivar
supposedly blooms later than most apricots, and I believe was selected
in Utah.  Her tree came from Bear Creek Nursery.  If you would send me
her name and address, I'll ask mom to save some pits. -- Sam Brungardt,
St. Paul, Minn. 

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[mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Doreen Howard
Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2005 3:03 PM
To: North American Fruit Explorers
Cc: Cheryl Long
Subject: [NAFEX] Apricots Pits


The editor-in-chief of Mother Earth News asked me if I knew anyone who
had 
apricot pits of a variety suitable for her climate.  She is in Zone 6,
with 
the average last frost of April 21 and first frost of Oct. 11.  Her
season 
is about 175 days.

She wants to try growing a tree from pits, since I raved about my 
experiences with growing Montrose from pits generously given by Del
Stubbs. 
The magazine has slated an article on growing apricot trees from pits
for 
late 2006.  I'm sure I'll be talking to some of you apricot enthusiasts 
early next year about your experiences.

Meanwhile, what varieties will grow for her and does anyone have or will

have pits to give her?  I'll gladly pay the postage.
Doreen Howard

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