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Golden Glow Apricot Tree Options Explained
Wavit : Grows to around 3-3.5 metres. 2-3 years old in a 7-12L pot. Delivered as 100-150cm
Montclere: Grows to around 2.5-3.0 metres, 2-3 years old in a 7-12L pot Delivered as 100-150cm
Peach Seedling: Grows to 4+m. 9-12L pot, Delivered as 100-150cm tall. 2-3 years old.
St Julien A Bush Grows to 3.5m : 9-12L pot, 2-3 years old. Around 120-180cm tall at delivery.
Emanating from Worcestershire and found on the side of the Malvern Hills, Golden Glow (Prunus armeniaca 'Golden Glow') is a very hardy apricot variety. It produces good crops of juicy apricots and may be either grown as a free-standing tree or trained along walls where spring frosts can be avoided.
Type of Apricot: Eating Picking Period: Early August
Fertility: This apricot is self-fertile, so no need for another apricot to act as a pollination partner for it to produce fruit although as with other self fertile trees, another Apricot tree within 50m may, should, might, could increase yield. We wanted to be clear that we were not going to commit 100% to the effectiveness of another Apricot tree nearby, did we achieve that?
Available on the following rootstock:
St Julian A or Torinel as it depends what we have in stock. If final height is important to you then please contact us first. Torinel will grow to around 3 metres at maturity and St Julien A will grow to around 3.5 metres. You can of course prune the taller tree to be smaller but not the other way round. Crouching when viewing the smaller Torinel tree will make it look bigger or you could dig a small trench in front and only view it from there. Usually the smaller pots are Torinel and the larger pots are St Julien but this can change for no reason (the growers make the decision and they can be fickle)
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Evening Alan, So sorry I haven't been in touch to say: Thank you ever so much for the Fruit trees. They arrived safe and sound. Were planted the next day and look great. Thanks also for the advice and guidance! Genuinely appreciated. We'll be in touch with our next project soon :)Best wishes, Nicki 0117
Planting In The Corner Of A Garden
Air and light is reduced in this location which could promote fungus and bacterial issues. Corners of houses and fences can also suffer leeching issues so we advise against it.
Apricot Tree Advice
Not a very demanding tree but a few things to remember.
- Make sure you plant the apricot tree in a well drained spot where there is a lot of sun.
- Balanced feed in early spring, NPK 10-10-10. No heavy nitrogen after June.
- Self fertile apricot fruit yields are improved by other compatible apricots nearby.
- Prune the tree every year to allow sun in and air to circulate into the centre.
- Fruits are ripe when you can pull them easily from the branch.
- A fleece over the tree or planting close to a wall can mitigate frost damage.
- Prune late winter. Aim for open vase shape. Remove dead, diseased and crossing branches.
- Consistent watering is essential. A dry spell followed by watering/heavy rain can split the fruit.
- All stone fruit, including apricots don't winter well in pots. Move under glass, near a wall and/or out of the wind. Thermally wrap the pot, mulch the surface and prevent freezing.
Apricot Fruit Thinning
Around 6 weeks after flowering, check the fruits. You want fruit spacing of around 15cm and 1-2 fruits per cluster. The ones to remove are those pointing up, smaller than the others, double fruited and odd shapes. Most fruit trees naturally drop fruits in June.
Thinning improves size of final fruits, branch breakages, uneven yearly crop sizes and air circulation.
