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Prunus armeniaca Pink Marry Options Explained

St Julien A Bush Grows to 3.5m: Delivered as 150-200cm tall in a 12L pot and a bush shape for improved fruiting and disease resistance.2-3 years old.

Prunus armeniaca Pink Marry
Probably not an apricot for the beginner, and by that we mean new to growing trees and not learning to drive. Your sucky driving skills have no effect on the apricots unless you get the accelerator and brake pedal mixed up as you park in the garden.

Pink Marry is a blessing and a curse kind of deal. Sort of like the vicar saying he wants to spend some one-on-one time with you....for an exorcism or the kids start talking about living by themselves, but present you with eviction papers.

The blessing is that it gives you an early harvest of orange/yellow red-blushed fruits with orange flesh, and the curse is that it means flowering is closer to frosty times. For those in the south, not so much of a problem.

Another blessing is high fruit yields (with pollination partner) from an early age (from mid-June), but the curse is that you will need to pay more attention to fruit thinning after flowering to ensure thinner branches are not snapping under their own weight, and the rest of the crop does not grow as well.

Other blessings include freestone (easier to eat and process), low cracking susceptibility after a drought period followed by heavy rain, and being a good pollinator for other apricots.

Other curses include less frost tolerance, so some locations will need to plant under glass or use fleece, shorter fruit shelf life compared to others and good strong taste compared to other early fruiters. If taste is what you are going for then later fruiting varieties have a deep flavour.

In summary, this is more of a pollinator and early fruiter for the experienced gardener.

Prunus armeniaca Pink Marry Flowering and Harvest Times
Flowers late March to early April with a high blossom density and harvest: Mid-June, making it one of the earliest varieties in UK.

Apricot Pink Marry will directly cross-pollinate with Tsunami™ Ea5016, Orangenaprikose, Goldrich, Robada, Lotte, Harogem, Carmingo™ Mediabel, Compacta, Goldcot and Golden Glow.

Other apricots it will cross-pollinate indirectly because they are early bloomers are Carmingo™ Pricia, Spring Blush® Ea3126th, Flopria And Tomcot. Other Indirect later bloomers that also pollinate are Kioto, Bergeron, Early Moorpark, Helena Du Roussillon, Bergeval® Aviclo, Carmingo™ Priabel, Iziagat And Orange Summer™ Zaitord

Although listed as self-fertile, this one would benefit from a pollination partner.

Planting Prunus armeniaca Pink Marry
Plant in full sun in moderately fertile (avoid over-rich soil as it causes excessive leafy growth and fewer flowers), moist, well-drained soil. Well-drained loam is ideal; sandy loam works well if enriched with organic matter.

A pH of slightly acidic to neutral (6.5–7.5), but it will tolerate mild alkalinity (chalky/calcareous soils) if drainage is good.

If you have clay, improve with grit/compost or plant on a mound/raised bed.

Other Information about Prunus armeniaca Pink Marry
A strong central leader makes it good for orchards and structured trees.
Eventual height to 4 m and spread 3 m.
Good as a dessert apricot or for cooking.
Very high-yielding from an early age.
Medium vigour and growth rate.
Good for fresh consumption.
Fruits last up to 3 days.

Do I Need To Stake My Bare Root Fruit Tree?
9 out of 10 times the answer will be no, especially if under 200cm tall. However our article on Tree Staking should help guide you. 

Climate Change
Climate Change has increased aesthetic foliage issues such as Powdery Mildew, Shothole, Rust, frost damage etc These are not terminal issues and will usually last a season or less. All trees are inspected before being sent out to ensure they are fundamentally healthy and will bounce back. 

Planting In The Corner Of A Garden 
Air and light is reduced in this location which could promote fungus and bacterial issues. If the corner is of the house and a fence then you also have leeching issues to contend with from cement and wood preservatives. Also when it rains, that area would experience higher water levels so we advise against it unless the plant is very hardy. 

Fruit Tree Heights
Taller does not mean more value for money. A 1 year old fruit tree can easily be substantially higher than a 2 year old, this is because they are hard pruned at 1 year old to create the desired shape. Some trees have over 100cm of height removed. They can then have another pruning at 2 years old to increase fruit growing real estate. Most fruit trees will benefit from having a third to half of the seasons new growth cut back in the Autumn to prevent long whippy branches which break easily. Age and pruning completed determine real value.