Apricots

John

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Jun 3, 2002, 11:18:40 PM6/3/02

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I just wondered if anyone is currently growing Apricots?

I wanted to know if they are difficult to grow here in the UK from
seed?

Thanks for any tips/info

John

Michael Berridge

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Jun 4, 2002, 12:12:27 PM6/4/02

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John wrote in message ...

Not growing them but you really need a type suitable for the climate
here. The ones you buy are from much hotter countries, and are almost
certainly not hardy here. they will grow from stones, but they would
have to be kept indoors in winter, and would probably need to grow far
to big for you to manage before they flowered and fruited.

Mike
www.british-naturism.org.uk

Janet Baraclough

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Jun 4, 2002, 1:35:01 PM6/4/02

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The message <svbofuk7jc8q7aqp5...@4ax.com>
from John <umdunge...@hotmail.com> contains these words:

> I just wondered if anyone is currently growing Apricots?

> I wanted to know if they are difficult to grow here in the UK from
> seed?

Istr Reads Nursery in Norfolk both grow the fruit successfully in their
own garden, and sell the plants. They also have a good info service.
You'll find them with a websearch.

Janet.

anton

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Jun 9, 2002, 3:12:14 AM6/9/02

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Michael Berridge wrote in message ...

Mike's effectively said it already- but to spell it out- apricots as
grown here are normally grafted onto a rootstock. Without the
rootstock it will probably be much slower to yield fruit, and it's
a lottery what sort of apricot you'll get. The ones grown in the
UK, I assume, are later-flowering than most to avoid early
frosts.

Having said that- I think they're an attractive tree, and if you've
got the space to try it then have a go!

have fun

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Anton

J Jackson

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Jun 12, 2002, 7:46:32 AM6/12/02

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anton <anto...@spambtinternet.com> wrote:

: Michael Berridge wrote in message ...

I thought that apricots were hardy. They grow in the mountains in
afganistan etc, and have worse winters then we have. Surely the issue is
their early flowering that is susceptible to frost damage.

Jim

anton

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Jun 12, 2002, 5:59:14 PM6/12/02

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J Jackson wrote in message ...
>anton <anto...@spambtinternet.com> wrote:
>
>: The ones grown in the

>: UK, I assume, are later-flowering than most to avoid early
>: frosts.
>
>: Having said that- I think they're an attractive tree, and if you've
>: got the space to try it then have a go!
>
>I thought that apricots were hardy.

Yes.

>They grow in the mountains in
>afganistan etc, and have worse winters then we have. Surely the issue is
>their early flowering that is susceptible to frost damage.

Yes- isn't that what I said?- or am I burbling?

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Anton

J Jackson

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Jun 13, 2002, 11:38:12 AM6/13/02

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anton <anto...@spambtinternet.com> wrote:

: J Jackson wrote in message ...

: Yes.

sorry I was replying to the guy you were replying to - who was implying
they weren't that hardy. Apologies. Always in too much of a hurry :-)

Martyn B Tindall

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Jun 22, 2002, 2:15:39 AM6/22/02

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>:>John wrote in message ...
>:>>I just wondered if anyone is currently growing Apricots?

I'm growing an apricot (bought from Marshalls'!) against a SW-facing
wall. It's got fruit on for the first time this year.
Martyn Tindall
Leeds, England, United Kingdom

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