Casino Apricot Pollinator

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Apricot Casino 5-6m (16-20’) 5-6m (16-20’) Mid-summer None Yellow fruit with red blush. Good for canning and jams. For better yields plant with another apricot or Nanking cherry. $149.99 Blueberry Produce white flowers in spring. Prefer moist, acidic soil. Greater yields are produced by planting 2.

A freestone apricot with golden orange skin and red blush. Hardicot apricot trees tend to bloom later than most common apricots and thus may miss early frost damage to flowers.Hardicot fruit has firm sweet yellow flesh with classic apricot flavour.... great for eating fresh, drying and processing. Even the apricot kernel(seed) is edible and eating the kernel with its strong almond flavour is thought to be a good remedy for fighting cancer. This apricot is self - fertile but always produces more fruit with another variety close by for cross pollination. Our Hardicot trees are tough enough to withstand climates outside of the traditional apricot growing areas(Niagara region zone 8/9). This year our Hardicot trees are not grafted to make them even more winter hardy ... thus able to resist the colder Canadian climates.

Planting an apricot tree is a great way to enjoy your own supply of delectable, fresh fruit. The apricot trees in our selection are highly productive and will bear bushels of apricots each summer. This luscious fruit features gorgeous, golden skin and velvety flesh that is firm yet juicy. The apricots are flavorful and aromatic, and our varieties have a distinctive, homegrown flavor. They taste great when canned or frozen for later, used to make desserts, or dried to make a healthy snack. And because most of our apricot trees produce freestone fruit (when you cut them open, the pit falls right out), they are easy to eat fresh. Plus, apricots are low in calories and provide a rich source of dietary fiber, antioxidants, vitamins and minerals.

To ensure your growing success and satisfaction, there are a few things to consider when you buy an apricot tree.

Apricot Varieties. Apricots (Prunus armeniaca) are small fruits with big flavor and valuable nutritional properties. Juicy and often milder in taste than peaches, apricots are full of fiber. The Casino Apricot is a very cold hardy tree, averaging 18 ft in height and 18 ft in spread. It has pink flowers in spring that produce meaty and smooth tasting fruit ripening in late summer. Apricots require cross pollination with either a Nanking Cherry or another apricot for the best fruit. Attracts butterflies and pollinators. Casino ( Tree ) Description: Fruit. But cross-pollinate with another apricot or Nanking cherry for better yields.

Zone Compatibility

Your climate plays an important role in whether an apricot tree will produce fruit or even survive. Before ordering a tree, make sure its recommended hardiness zone range includes your area.

Proper Pollination

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All of the apricot trees we offer are self-pollinating, which is ideal if you don’t have the growing space to plant a second variety for pollination. If you do have enough room, we always recommend planting multiple varieties for optimum fruit production.

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Mature Tree Size

Make sure you pick the right size for your space. When our apricot trees mature, they will be one of two sizes:

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  • Dwarf apricot trees mature to be about 8-10' tall and wide. Even though they are smaller, they produce an abundance of full-size fruit.
  • Standard apricot trees mature to be about 15-25' tall and 20' wide. They are perfect if you have a large space or want a multi-purpose shade tree.