Allotment Vegetable Growing |
Saturday 04 February 2012 Allotment Diary |
Vegetable Seeds, Plants, Fruit and Nut Trees |
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Apricot Trees
Fruit Trees, Nut Trees and Fruit BushesIf you are going to plant a tree or bush, then it is going to be there for some years. So it's well worth spending some time looking at the different varieties and going for something that will be productive and providing you with a good crop in years to come. Time spent to prepare the ground properly will repay you many times over. Fruttoni Apricot ApricompactNot only is this variety perfect for patio growing, it also boasts good disease resistance and is hardy to -25°C! Plants are self-fertile and will bear a bountiful crop of attractive orange fruit that are very juicy and refreshing. Height after 10 years approximately 2m (6'8"). Supplied in a 5 litre black plastic pot. Price: £34.95 More Information from Dobies Apricot Early MoorparkA popular, tasty apricot One of the most popular varieties of apricot, which can be grown as a standard tree, fan or espalier. The fruits are juicy with deep golden-orange flesh and yellow to golden skin, and are ready to pick from early August. Ideal for eating straight from the tree and perfect for jams and othe culinary uses. Self fertile. Supplied in a 9 litre pot bag. Price: £24.99 More Information from Suttons Seeds Apricot Early MoorparkOne of the most popular varieties of apricot. Can be grown as a standard tree, fan or espalier. Fruits are juicy with deep golden-orange flesh and yellow-golden skin, and are ready to pick from early August. Ideal for eating straight from the tree and perfect for jams and other culinary uses. Self-fertile. Full growing instructions included. Will crop heavily in the open in the south of England, but are best grown against a south-facing wall or fence. Grown on Montclaire rootstock - the latest for apricots - which gives a very manageable tree that fruits heavily. Price: £24.95 More Information from Dobies Fruttoni Apricot - ApricompactEnjoy fresh fruit from the patio! Not only is this variety perfect for patio growing, it also boasts good disease resistance and is hardy to -25°C!Plants are self-fertile and will bear a bountiful crop of attractive orange fruit that are very juicy and refreshing. Height after 10 years approximately 2m (6'8"). Supplied in a 5 litre pot. Price: £34.99 More Information from Suttons Seeds Apricot : Flavourcot®Specially bred for the cooler UK climate, to produce huge crops of large egg sized orange/red delicious fruits with improved colour, texture and flavour. Being late flowering it is also frost resistant so you always get a crop. Price: £28.99 More Information from Thompson & Morgan Apricot : Lilicot®A very early ripening apricot, about 3-4 weeks earlier than Flavourcot®. Although this variety fruits early just like Flavourcot® it is late flowering making the blooms frost resistant so you always get a crop. The gorgeous orange/red skined fruits contain delicious sweet juicy flesh. Self fertile. Price: £28.99 More Information from Thompson & Morgan Apricot 'Petit Muscat'1. Apricot : Petit Muscat Apricot 'Petit Muscat' Prunus armeniaca Hardy Tree One of the tastiest apricots we've ever come across! A very unusual variety with an exquisite flavour, reminiscent of the Muscat Grape. The self-fertile trees of Apricot Petit Muscat will produce an abundance of juicy, sweet, walnut-sized fruit which is ready to pick from early August.This really is an ideal variety for the garden and a very manageable tree. Rootstock: Torrinel 24 Price: £29.99 More Information from Thompson & Morgan Apricot : ChampionThe pretty white blossom with a hint of pink is followed by yellow/orange apricot fruits. Apricot Champion is an American, self fertile varitey, which is ideal for the patio as it grows no taller than 1 metre. Price: £28.99 More Information from Thompson & Morgan
Please note that all prices and descriptions on this site are believed correct but should be confirmed on the relevant site prior to order. Please let me know if you find an error via the contact page Copyright Information: The Images, seed Descriptions and Titles on this page are used with permission of the copyright holders - Dobies Seeds, Suttons Seeds, Alan Titchmarsh Seeds, Thompson & Morgan
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