Growing Apricots - Zone 6a

[Matt_in_Maryland]

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"Best" apricot for New England (6b)?

Hi everyone, I’m planning on putting in an Apricot next spring. I’ve got a little experience with apples at this point, but none with stone fruit. Of course I’d like something that is resistant to bugs and disease, easy to grow, and makes great fruit. Easy, right? The desire is for a small-ish tree, to go next to my hay bin in the backyard. Soil is not good at this point in time, but hoping to improve it. Not full sun, but decent number of hours per day. I live in Somerville, MA, border…

Apricots discussion peeled off from greenhouse fruit thread

Continuing the discussion from Greenhouse fruit update: @Matt_in_Maryland, they are later cots, fruit still hanging… both had more curculio than the other cots, there is something about those varieties that makes them more curc prone. But I should still get a decent crop. Afghanistan is coming in now, its good but set few and dropped most of them at nickel sized. @warmwxrules, my Tomcot is in decline I think. It had borers which I dug out, but this year its not growing much and all the …

Rootstock for Apricot

I’m will be grafting Apricot soon, and I have a few peach seedlings I’m digging up and thinking of using those as rootstock, or a myrobalan rootstock getting from the grafting workshop in Lancaster, pa tomorrow. Anyone tried Apricot on Peach rootstock? This article suggests it’s a great option. http://www.mcgrathnurseries.co.nz/fruit-trees/rootstocks/apricot-rootstocks/849-peach-seedling I’ve attempted it once at a family’s backyard, but they cut the tree down.