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[Sarah Kehler Ewing <skkewing@yahoo.com>]

That was intended to be a little tongue in cheek!  

In theory my North facing slope with a heavy windbreak to the North-west 
should mean that the trees are also well protected from our cold 
North-eastern winds.  They certainly haven't had any winter kill what so ever 
in their three years, but also no blossoms.

Anyone have any idea how old/what caliper apricots are when they start 
blooming?

Sarah
Zone 3
Edm, AB


> So I planted mine on a North slope and it seems to be
> working: my trees have been in for three years and have yet
> to bloom!
> 
> 
> 
> Hi Sarah,
> 
> 
> 
> Delaying the blooms for years?   Laughed out
> loud! 
> 
> 
> 
> Some years back I planted three apricots on a north slope
> what provided afternoon shade by larger pines south of them.
> In the summer they get sun at least half the day. 
> 
> 
> 
> It didn't seem to help. They almost always bloomed
> early enough to get frozen. Planting on a north slope is a
> good theory, but didn't seem to work for me in zone
> 5b.  
> 
> 
> 
> Jerry
> 
> 
> 
> 
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