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[Steven Covacci <filtertitle@aol.com>]

Hi Dan,


I can definitely get another standard type apricot (P. armeniaca instead of 
P. manshurica), but I'm into uncommon stuff which sometimes ends up being 
better in one or two aspects then the common stuff, which is better in many 
aspects - but not in those one or two that the uncommon one is good for.  For 
instance, I love Ficus johannis spp. afghanistanica (Afghan fig - not the 
cultivar of common fig 'Afghan'), and in some ways I prefer it to a standard 
F. carica once in a while.  I grow wild strawberries, A. stolonifera 
juneberry, Viburnum lentago, wild fruits of all sorts.  So, if Manchurian 
apricot has something special to offer not found in a standard species 
apricot, then I might as well add it.  Also, do you feel somewhat confident 
that 'Jerseycot' is a self-fertile variety of common apricot?


Thanks,
Steve


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Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2012 21:48:58 -0600
From: Dan Nave <nave1@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [nafex ibiblio list] Manchurian apricot (P. manshurica) -
        worth growing in zone 6?
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Jerseycot is supposed to be self-fruitful.  It doesn't need a pollinator.

 From what I see on the net Manchurian Apricot is recommended for zone 3 to 
6.  
You may be able to 
get a much better cultivar for your area.  Where are you located?

Dan