North American Fruit Explorers mailing list at ibiblio

[Road's End Farm <organic87@frontiernet.net>]

On Jan 1, 2011, at 5:13 PM, Dan Nave wrote:

> "Har- series apricots, were developed at the Harrow, Ontario station  
> of Agriculture Canada to be productive and survive in the Great  
> Lakes area.  They are characterized by good disease resistance,  
> resistance to fluctuating winter temperatures, and good fruit  
> quality, and moderate cold-hardiness (to -30F).  Harcot is the most  
> cold-tender of them and is not recommended for anywhere in MN.   
> Harglow is considerably more cold-hardy, and in increasing order of  
> cold hardiness you have Hargrand, Harogem, and  
> Harlayne."..."Harlayne  is not self-fruitful.  The other Harrow  
> apricots are self fruitful."


Harlayne has fantastic flavor, at least here. Harogem and Hargrand,  
not so much.


-- Rivka; Finger Lakes NY, Zone 5 mostly
Fresh-market organic produce, small scale