Do you grow a variety called ‘Alfred’?
Do you grow a variety called ‘Moorpark’?
Do you grow a variety called ‘Tomcot’?
Do you grow a variety called ‘Early Golden’?
A hardy, early-flowering variety, ‘Alfred’ has medium to small fruits with pink-flushed orange skin and juicy, orange flesh with an excellent flavor. It is less susceptible to die-back than other apricot varieties and is reliably productive. This self-fertile variety can be planted during midwinter or late fall and harvested during mid-to-late summer. It has good resistance to pests and diseases and it is a cold-hardy variety.
Bearing large, crimson-flushed fruits with sweet, juicy, orange flesh, this 18th-century variety is reliable and crops generously. It does best against a wall but will crop freestanding in a frost-free position. It is prone to die-back. This self-fertile variety can be planted during midwinter or late fall and harvested in late summer. It has some resistance to pests and diseases and it is a cold-hardy variety.
This is an early and heavy-cropping variety that produces very large, red-blushed, golden orange fruits, particularly noteworthy for their flavor. It bears abundant blossom. It is reliable, but for best results, grow it against a south-facing wall. This self-fertile variety can be planted during midwinter or late fall and harvested in midsummer. It has some resistance to pests and diseases and it is a cold-hardy variety.
This heirloom variety produces large, sweet, freestone fruits that can be eaten fresh or preserved by canning or drying. Well suited for the South, the tree is fast-growing and self-fertile, but produces more with another variety nearby. It can be planted in early spring and harvested in midsummer. It has some resistance to pests and diseases and it is a cold-hardy variety.
A disease-resistant variety from Canada, ‘Harglow’ produces large crops of bright orange, flavorful, freestone fruits. Self-fertile and late-blooming, the tree is excellent for locations with late frosts, and coastal northwestern climates. It can be planted in early spring and harvested in mid-to late summer. It has good resistance to pests and diseases and it is a cold-hardy variety.
A. Baggaley, G. Barter, H. Caldon, R.L. Rosenfeld, P. Ruch, D. Vowles, R. Ward (2011). Great Fruit & Vegetable Guide, DK Publishing 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014
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Hi! I’m Sreten Filipović. I graduated from the Faculty of Agriculture at the University of Belgrade, with a master's degree in Environmental Protection in Agricultural Systems. I’ve worked as a researcher at Finland's Natural Resources Institute (LUKE) on a project aimed at adapting south-western Finland to drought episodes. I founded a consulting agency in the field of environment and agriculture to help farmers who want to implement the principles of sustainability on their farms. I’m also a founding member of the nonprofit organization Ecogenesis from Belgrade whose main goal is non-formal education on the environment and ecology. In my spare time, I like to write blog posts about sustainability, the environment, animal farming, horticulture, and plant protection. I’ve also published several science-fiction short stories.
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