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Gary09 starts with ... Hi Everyone I live in South West Sydney and 13 years ago I planted an Apricot tree in my backyard. This miracle tree flowers early August and starts cropping end October (100KG +).We eat this delicious fruit a couple of weeks before first apricots appear on the market (green and sour). Unfortunately I lost the label and don't know which variety it is. Currently the tree is 6m tall (with pruning) with big, round 12-15cm leaves and medium size fruit with a red blush. I think it's a Glengarry but I’m not sure and would appreciate if someone could identify this variety. The second question I have is about curling leaves (face in), which appear only on the branches facing south-east. No visible signs of any disease or pest activity. The tree is not under water stress and is fertilized normally Thanks
| About the Author Gary09 Hammondville 3rd November 2015 1:47pm #UserID: 12656 Posts: 2 View All Gary09's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Julie says... Gary, from what you say, it seems very like a Newcastle early, and the fruit look like NE too. Lucky you - they are hard to come by. I lost mine, probably due to old age, and they are very hard to replace. People want larger fruit these days, and don't seem to care about the flavour.Sigh! | About the Author Julie Roleystone WA 4th November 2015 9:06pm #UserID: 154 Posts: 1842 View All Julie's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Gary09 says... Hi Julie Thanks for the info.I researched about Newcastle Early and everything seams to match apart from fruit size. My fruit is medium and even large when I do thinning?? I am thinking to get some plum root stock and graft it so I have a back up when the old one dies. I had a stressful weekend in trying to salvage this years crop. After 4 days of rain in Sydney the fruit started rotting quickly and 50% ended up in the bin.There will be plenty of jam though. regards | About the Author Gary09 Hammondville 9th November 2015 4:24pm #UserID: 12656 Posts: 2 View All Gary09's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Julie Roleystone WA 10th November 2015 10:25am #UserID: 182 Posts: 103 View All Julie's Edible Fruit Trees |
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