I purchased an apricot tree 3 or 4 years ago and planted in a pot. After the first winter it grew and even produce a small amount of fruits. But not sure how long after that the main trunk die but two branches came out from under the soil. I am pretty sure they are the same tree. However, the leaves that they produce look different then what I remember from the main trunk. And there has been no flower. This is the 2nd year it’s doing this. Could anyone tell if I still have an apricot tree or something weird had happened?
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Hello Ling and welcome.The Apricot tree was grafted to a root stock.Probably a Peach type.So,there could be fruit produced,in the future and it may or not have good flavor.
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Your apricot has been taken over by its Peach rootstock.
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Welcome to the forum Ling.
Curious as a small container grown tree, would you guys just chop off the rootstock suckers or would it be better to graft a few other apricot varieties onto them?
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As others have replied, those are definitely not apricot leaves. Apricot leaves are quite round with a pointed end.
I’d pick the biggest rootstock sucker, remover the rest, and graft the remaining one back to something you want to grow.
Good thing is you have a larger set of roots to support rapid growth.
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Ling indicated that it’s been about two years,in the present condition.So,the Apricot is very likely gone.
Grafting Apricot,Plum or Plumcot/Pluot is my choice with something like that.
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I am surprised to see so many replies right away. Thanks so much for the explanations and advice. I would not have thought of it being a grafted tree, the new grows are from the root stock. I am totally new to grafting. I do have a couple other small plum trees and a different type of apricot tree which all have started to bloom. Would it be too late to get scions form those trees?