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["Bassem Samaan" <bassem@gardener.com>]

I just checked my apricot now, it's about 3 in the afternoon. About 50% of the blossoms are open on 2 different varieties, Jerseycot, and an unknown, but unfortunately they didn't release any pollen. I tried it with the artist brush, and nothing. The pollen perhaps doesn't release with the cold we're having now. for the next 4 days we're having a flood warning, a snow mixture, and windy days ahead. I can pretty much forget about them this year.

Bass

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark & Helen Angermayer"
To: bassem@gardener.com
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Fruit blooming without pollinators
Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2007 12:20:39 -0500

Bass,

 

A few weeks ago I visited a peach orchard about 20 miles from my house.  The owner also has apricots.  He said the biggest problem with apricots in Kansas is not that the blossoms freeze, but that the apricots bloom in cold wet weather and do not get pollinated.  I'm sure your aware Jerseycot is self-pollinating, perhaps you could go out and brush the flowers to ensure pollination.

 

Mark

 

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

From: Bassem Samaan

To: North American Fruit Explorers

Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2007 5:03 AM

Subject: [NAFEX] Fruit blooming without pollinators

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While many have experienced damage on their fruit trees this past week, I'm furtunate that my apricots are late bloomers. I have JerseyCot and another late blooming variety, they haven't bloomed fully until now. My peaches and plums and all others haven't bloomed yet. Now the question is, my apricot is almost in full bloom, there's no sub freezing temperature in the forecast, but what pollinates the apricots? There's no insects out yet in this cold. Would they get wind pollinated? Would the blossoms release pollen if the outside temperatures are below 50F?

 

Bass

Bethlehem, Pa, Zone 6

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