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["MARIE ASHTON" <bwoodtx@verizon.net>]

Since the apricot is in a 5 gallon container it is probably rootbound. If you plant it out in the ground it will probably start to grow larger although it may be stunted a little. Try to separate the roots that you can see on the bottom and sides of the container a little when you plant it out but do not completely break up the root ball.

 

Western Washington is not the best area for apricots but they will grow there. There is even a variety that was developed for that area called Puget Gold. The California variety will probably have some problems but why not give it a try as you have it already, you may be pleasantly surprised.

 

It is unlikely that you can identify the variety as you said it is a seedling and that means that it could have been cross pollinated by another variety. If that has happened (cross-pollination) then your plant is a variety of its own, although basically a California variety. Tilton  and Blenheim were the predominate varieties in California about the time you are talking about so it may be related to one of them.

 

Regards,

Richard Ashton

Oak Creek Orchard

www.oakcreekorchard.com

bwoodtx@verizon.net

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Robfulton

To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org

Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2007 6:25 PM

Subject: [NAFEX] What kind of Apricot

 

About 15 years ago I dug up a 8 inch "volunteer" seedling from under my mother-in-law's favorite apricot tree and put it in a 5 gal container.

As she had just passed away it was for the memories not the fruit itself.

 

It has survived well but remained small about 3-4  ft and never flowered.

 

 If I transplant it now is there a chance it would grow larger and bear fruit?

 

I never did ask what kind of apricot it was, any chance of identifying it from the leaves alone? It came from Santa Paula, California in an agricultural area but wasn't part of a commercial orchard or anything.

 

I live in Western Washington now in Bellevue and have heard that is not a great place for apricots. It did fine in its container this past winter.

 

Thanks,

 

Robbie Fulton

 

 

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