Gold Kist Apricot

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Wenatchee - Sale Price: $78.50 The Wenatchee Apricot bears large size fruit. This apricot may also be called Moorpark. The fruit and skin is a light yellow. The Wenatchee is known for being a good annual producer. It is also known to be a great pollinator for late blooming apricots! The fruit is flavorful and is widely used for drying and home canning. It is a self-pollinating tree. The Wenatchee blooms very early so it is sometimes difficult in late frost areas. It produces best in well drained and moderately fertile soil. This tree is heavy producer so you may have to thin the fruit early in season for size and quality. Wenatchee produces best in well-drained and fertile soils with a pH of 5.5 to 7.5. The flowers are white and fragrant! This tree can be a beautiful center piece in a landscape with the abundant spring flowers and the attractive foliage. An ornamental plant with the apricot fruit as a bonus!

Apricot Tree - Chinese - Sale Price: $78.50 Apricot - Chinese, Prunus armeniaca 'Chinese', is an early bearing, heavy producing variety that is recommended for difficult climates prone to late spring frosts. Cold hardy, frost hardy, and sets heavy crops of small to medium size sweet fruit. The fruit is of good quality with a yellow to medium-orange skin and flesh. Chinese Apricot is one of the earliest ripening fruits and blooms very early; needs well-drained, moderately fertile soil. It is best to thin fruit early in season to maximize size and quality. Their generally freestone quality makes them easy to prepare for canning, drying, or use in baked goods. For canning, use fruits that are firm; use fully ripe fruits for fresh eating or drying. The trees are gorgeous in spring with white or pink blossoms, and ornamental in summer with their furrowed bark and heart-shaped, glossy leaves, red when new and dark green when mature. Apricots contain carotenoids which are antioxidants that help prevent heart disease, reduce bad cholesterol levels, and protect against cancer.

Moorpark - Sale Price: $78.50 The Apricot, Moorpark, Prunus armeniaca, has a juicy sweet flavor and resembles a small, yellow peach. It has deep orange flesh with a smooth golden yellow, orange blush. It is used for drying, desserts, preserves and canning, or excellent for fresh eating right off the tree. Moorpark ripens from early July to late August. Self fertile. The apricots ripen quickly and should be picked when a little firm since just a half a day in the house they are more than ripe. Apricots are rich in Vitamin A, B and C, Calcium, Copper, Iron, and Phosphorus, so are a very healthy food. Fruit trees need a minimum of 6-8 hours of sunlight daily, and regular watering.

Apricot Tree - Tilton - Sale Price: $171.35 The Tilton apricot is the leading variety for freezing, drying, and canning. Tilton apricots are a unique looking apricot and are one of the most flavorful of all apricots. Their appearance is noted by having a slightly flatter shape with a suture line that goes halfway around the fruit. This longtime favorite is tender and juicy with a sweet-tart flavor. It has medium sized fruit that is heart shaped. It has a light orange skin. The flesh is firm and flavorful and it has a golden color with a red blush. A vigorous tree which bears heavy crops and is resistant to late frosts. One of the earliest ripening fruits. Blooms very early and ripens late June to July.

Gold Cot Apricot - Sale Price: $78.50 Apricot - Gold Cot, Prunus armeniaca 'Gold Cot', produces good crops of medium to large freestone golden-yellow fruit which will keep in the fridge for several weeks. It is one of the earliest ripening fruits and blooms very early; generally difficult to grow, especially in late frost areas. Needs well-drained, moderately fertile soil. It is best to thin fruit early in season to maximize size and quality. Apricot trees, once established, are somewhat drought-tolerant. The trees are gorgeous in spring with white or pink blossoms, and ornamental in summer with their furrowed bark and heart-shaped, glossy leaves, red when new and dark green when mature. Apricots contain carotenoids which are antioxidants that help prevent heart disease, reduce bad cholesterol levels, and protect against cancer.