if you’re really jazzed about apricots (and I agree that tree ripe apricots are amazing and I’ve largely stopped buying store ones) - you should be able to grow any apricot here under a rain cover. someday when I have a little more space that’ll be my play
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Fabulous point Michael. It can be done.
My Leah Cot and Summer Delight Aprium came today.2.22.23. Challenging planting testing in Seattle areas.
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No rootstock labels on these trees?
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Their website says SD/LC are on Citation. Myro 29C is listed for Flavor Delight though, and recommends spraying lime-sulfur (which I was under the impression was a very bad idea), so who knows, I guess?
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Lime-sulfur should never be sprayed on apricots, it will kill them. All apriums that I have seen are indistinguishable from apricots, so I would not spray lime-sulfur on apriums either.
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Stan. Are you talking about dormant spray? I am ready to spray lime sulphur to all my trees including apricots before they wake up. I am just waiting for a window of few sunny days with high enough temperature. I know many fruits trees are sensitive to lime sulphur during active growing season.
From what I read in multiple places, apricots should never be sprayed with lime sulphur, including the dormant spray. With this knowledge at hand, I never tried doing this myself.
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apricots are sensitive to sulfur all the time and shouldn’t have dormant lime sulfur applied. here’s a sample reference with “Do not use lime sulfur on apricots”:
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Thanks Stan, z0r. My apricot is grafted on plum , I guess I can cover that apricot branch when I spray lime sulphur.
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Did you plant your summer delight yet? If yes, how is it doing? I just got one from OGW and it seems like waking up from sleep.
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I planted both Summer delight and Leah cot in the pots for the first year. They’re looking good so far.
I am so excited to watch them growing every day.
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They look lovely!! I think I was late to buy, got one thinner caliper but super tall (like 9 ft).
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It’s not late for planting season yet. I just ordered a couple more splash Pluot from OGW. Yes some time they send a tiny trees with good root and well parked box. I got my sweet treat just a pencil size from them. So I planted in container with some slow released fertilizer to push its growing for the first year. @Oregon_Fruit_Grow
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Which slow release fertilizer do you use.
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I mixed not too much in soil 14.14.14. I think it’s easy to buy 10.10.10 from Lowe. Some people won’t apply fertilizer to the new trees. So do some research first before you do it please. @Oregon_Fruit_Grow
Thanks, I don’t have much experience with fruit trees but been growing veggies successfully. I will probably lightly fertilize them with half strength Dynagro foliage pro its not too hot only 9-3-6.
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My summer delight has started to leaf out. I will post a picture later in the day.
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