My Edible Fruit Trees: Apricot Trees WA

Apricot Low Chill

Apricot - Moorpark (Grafted) ^6/10

Comments: - Planted location #36 (clay, som quartz). Suffered black die-back severly during first summer. Cut back to healthy growth just above the graft and is now growingly strongly.

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: No

When I Fertilise: Never

Pest Control: Chickens and pruning

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Apricot - Tilton (Grafted) ^8/10

Comments: - Planted location #35 (clay). Growing strongly

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: No

When I Fertilise: Never

Pest Control: Chook patrol

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Apricot - Goldrich (Grafted) ^7/10

Comments: - Planted location #34 (clay and some quartz).

Planted: 2015

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: No

When I Fertilise: Never

Pest Control: Some black die-back noticed on tips during first summer. These were cut off hygenically. Plant has recovered

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Apricot - Newcastle (Grafted) ^7/10

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Apricot - Trevatt (Grafted) ^7/10

Comments: -

Planted in the same hole as a Moorpark Apricot and trained to form half of a vase (The moorpark forms the other half). Not fruiting yet- expect the first fruit this year.

Heaps of fruit summer 09/10- enought for eating over the relatively short season (hey it is stonefruit after all) but not enough yet for jam

Update 2012- fruit fly have been very bad the last few years- hard to keep them out of the apricots. If I don't get a decent crop the coming year I'll take the apricots out and put something else in.

Planted: 2007

Height 2 metres

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pruned By: 25% in Autumn and Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control:

Fruit fly plus bordeaux spray in winter just before bud burst

Organic Status:Pesticides Used

apricot - trevat (Grafted)

Comments: -

As they are only babies I removed all the fruit as soon as it set as I want them to get their roots fully established so they can survive the summer!They are being espilared against the fence. A few have been hard hit by the storm and had some unorthordox pruning (thanks Perth storms) - but they seem to have recovered well. All their leaves have been removed for winter and I'm hoping they spring out of dormancy soon)

leavs are emerging late September. There are not many flowers - this could be due to Perth storm pruning, or insufficient chill, but a few fruit have set (obviously not enough ... one can never have too many apricots!) I always knew apricots would be a challenge in Perth!

I striped the plants of leaves in June. Hopefully they will learn that it is winter and crop in summer (maybe). The first blossom has appeared mid September 2011. It is still just waking up as of mid October 2011. There might be tiny fruitlets (just a few). It would be wonderful to get apricots in Perth (given we have far too few chill hours)

Jan 2012 - yummy, yummy, yummy ... fresh apricots are so delicious. The is no danger of an apricot crop in Perth breaking the branches of the tree, but a dozen fruit per tree is a nice treat, and so much more flavour than in the shops.

Planted: 2009

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 4

First Fruited: 6 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pest Control:

ladybugs!

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Dwarf Apricot - Fireball TM

Apricot - Moorpark (Grafted) ^6/10

Comments: -

Planted in the same hole as a Trevatt Apricot and trained to form half of a vase (The Trevatt forms the other half). Not fruiting yet- expect the first fruit this year.

Heaps of fruit summer 09/10- enought for eating over the relatively short season (hey it is stonefruit after all) but not enough yet for jam

Planted: 2007

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pruned By: 25% in Autumn and Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control:

Fruit fly spray and bordeaux spray in winter just before bud burst

Organic Status:Pesticides Used

Apricot - Bentley

Pollination: No

Apricot - Trevatt (Grafted)

Comments: -

Simply did not wake up from winter dormancy, no indication why.

Planted: 2009

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Apricot - Moorpark ^6/10

Comments: -

Existing tree.  I **think** it is a Moorpark.  Masses of green fruit. 

*SOB*  Fruitfly has destroued the crop.  Ahh well, at least they left the plums alone :-)  1/10/10  Chainsaw tratment to bring it to a manageable size

Fruiting Months October and November

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Blood 'N Bone

Pest Control:

Will probably have to buy some fruit fly traps / bait.

Question:

Anyone know the best method for pruning an old Apricot.  Most of the branches are way above harvesting height?

Apricot - Glengarry

Comments: -

Doublegraft

Apricot - Moorpark

Height 1.8 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Pollination: Self Pollination

Apricot - Bulida

Planted: 2009

Height 1.8 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Pollination: Self Pollination

Apricot - Moorpark

Comments: -

I am growing garlic at the base.

Pollination: Self Pollination

apricot - unknown variety

Comments: -

planted by previous owners

Pollination: No

Apricot - Bulida (Grafted)

Height 2 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No