Casino Apricot Tree

Apricot Tree - Casino. 4m/13ft tall and 2m/6ft wide. Attractive orange - yellow freestone fruits are excellent for eating.

Westcot Apricot flowers

Apricot trees bloom early. There are times in apricot tree care where a late frost is a problem, so be sure to plant your trees on higher ground. Do a percolation test prior to planting by digging a hole one foot deep and wide (30 cm.). Fill with water and wait until the next day. Fill the hole again and lay a stick or straight edge over the top.
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Westcot Apricot in bloom

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Height: 30 feet

Spread: 25 feet

Sunlight:

Hardiness Zone: 3b

Other Names: Morden 604 Apricot

Description:

A hardy apricot featuring showy pink flowers in early spring followed by tasty golden fruit in mid-summer, good for preserves; quite ornamental, ideal for the home orchard; needs full sun and a pollinator, flowers can be damaged by late spring frosts

Edible Qualities

Westcot Apricot is a medium-sized tree that is commonly grown for its edible qualities. It produces yellow round fruit (technically 'drupes') with gold overtones and gold flesh which are usually ready for picking in late summer. Note that the fruits have hard inedible pits inside which must be removed before eating or processing. The fruits have a sweet taste and a firm texture.

The fruit are most often used in the following ways:

Fresh Eating
Cooking
Preserves

Features & Attributes

Westcot Apricot is blanketed in stunning clusters of fragrant shell pink flowers along the branches in early spring, which emerge from distinctive pink flower buds before the leaves. It has green foliage throughout the season. The pointy leaves turn yellow in fall. The fruits are showy yellow drupes with gold overtones, which are carried in abundance in late summer. The fruit can be messy if allowed to drop on the lawn or walkways, and may require occasional clean-up.

This is a deciduous tree with a more or less rounded form. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition. This plant will require occasional maintenance and upkeep, and is best pruned in late winter once the threat of extreme cold has passed. Gardeners should be aware of the following characteristic(s) that may warrant special consideration;

Messy
Disease

Aside from its primary use as an edible, Westcot Apricot is sutiable for the following landscape applications;

Shade
Orchard/Edible Landscaping

Planting & Growing

Westcot Apricot will grow to be about 30 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 25 feet. It has a low canopy with a typical clearance of 4 feet from the ground, and should not be planted underneath power lines. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 50 years or more. This variety requires a different selection of the same species growing nearby in order to set fruit.

This tree is typically grown in a designated area of the yard because of its mature size and spread. It should only be grown in full sunlight. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments, and will benefit from being planted in a relatively sheltered location. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.

Apricot Tree Pricing

The trees are $37.00 for bare root and $55.00 potted. Apricot trees are self-fruitful, but yields will increase with another apricot planted nearby.

*Bareroot trees include myco root dip and a tree guard.
**Potted trees include a tree guard.

Apricot Tree Sizing

Our apricot trees range from 10 feet to 20 feet mature height.

Nursery Season is April 18th through June 6th. Pre-Ordering available now!

Brookcot Apricot (Sold Out for 2020)

Sizes: 10′-15′ (mature height)

Prices: Bare Root: $37.00 Potted: $55.00

Zone: 3-8

Ripens: Eearly August

This is a Manchurian seedling introduced in 1980. The semi-freestone fruit is bright yellowish orange with a red blush. Fruit is juicy with good flavor for fresh eating or canning.

Westcot Apricot (Sold Out for 2020)

Sizes: 15′-20′ (mature height)