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Posted by hrp1000 (My Page) on Sun, Mar 18, 07 at 10:29
| Hi
I stratified 9 hunza apricot pits last Autumn (wrapped in moist kitchen paper, put them into a plastic sandwich bag, tied the top and put them into the top of my 'fridge and forgot about them until today; nearly all have already sprouted so I've put them in pots of mixed multipurpose compost & vermiculite.
Has anyone any experience of these? Knowing that they come from the Hunza Valley (which I think gets _cold_ in the winter), could I ever expect them to survive outside or even flourish? |
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RE: Hunza apricots?
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| It gets cold in the winter, but it also gets very hot in the summer (weeks, if not months, of over 30°C). My suspicion is that the plants might grow OK, but you won't get any ripe fruit from them. Also a high risk of spring frost damage. Resin |
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| I planted a hunza apricot stone about 45yrs ago and still have the tree which is a bonsai . I planted it while living in wiltshire . About 6years ago it began to flower and has flowered every year since . I put it next to an orchard apricot and 4 years ago got 2 apricots which ripened so i ate them and planted the stones and have 2 half bred trees , the largest of which flowered this year so put the bonsai next to it and have 3 fruits which are not yet ripe. The bonsai has had many adventures over the last 45 yrs but always remains in good health . The 2 half bred trees are in the garden and all being well this years crop will be planted out as well . My aim is to have an orchard of hunzas |
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| I am trying to get a hunza apricot , i read they are late flowering which might suit my location at 1000m , its cold in winter and hot in summer here in sw france . Does anyone know where i could get one? |
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| Try buying some fruit, and sow the stones? Not sure if it would work, depends on how freshly dried the fruit are. Resin |
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I agree with pineresin . Buy a few dried ones and plant the stones , It's 45 years since I planted mine but I think I put it in the freezer for a week or so 1st.
Mine had a few ripe apricots this year - exquisite flavour and perfume . |
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| Don't put the seeds in the freezer! A month or two over winter in damp sand at +1° or +2° in the fridge is much better. Resin |
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| Thanks for that pineresin ! I have 2 more to plant this year and will do as you suggest . My 4 yr old tree is looking good and am hoping for a crop next year , weather permitting . |
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| Now have 4 hunza apricot trees . The bonsai 46 yrs (flowers but no fruit this year) , a full size offspring from kernel 5yrs (flowers but no fruit this year), a smaller offspring from kernel about 4 years, and a 1yr sapling also from a bonsai kernel |
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