5ft 'Early Moor Park' Apricot Tree | SJA Semi Vigorous Rootstock | Bare Root
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€27.74
Overview
Apricot 'Early Moor Park' Tree - Prunus armeniaca - Bare Root Small and compact, this tree can grow happily in your garden, but can also be just as rewarding in a pot, say, on a balcony. The tree is fully winter hardy, but will like full sun, against a south-facing wall, to give it protection from wind and rain. The fragrant blossom will help pollinate your tree, and you may get 200-300 apricots per tree after a good season. The fruits are large and yellow, and take on an attractive red-orange tinge when fully ripe. Characteristics Flower Colour: light pink Foliage Colour: green Approx. Growth Height: 4m Flowering Period: spring (April - May) Harvesting Period: August Season of Use: August - September Growing Habit: bush, cordon, espalier, fan Uses: eating fresh, cooking, jams Hardiness: fully hardy Exposure: exposed, sheltered Self pollinating: yes - (see ' Pollination ' section below) Rate of Growth: fast Scented: barely Wildlife friendly - attracts bees and other pollinating insects Requirements Light Requirements: full sun Soil Requirements: neutral, clay, loam, sand Moisture: moist, well-drained, moderately fertile Caring and Maintenance Water young trees regularly until roots are well established. Trim annually from mid to late summer. Apply some fertilizer in spring in order to promote healthy growth and a good crop. Optionally, mulch in spring. Check tree ties regularly and loosen any if necessary to avoid rubbing of the stems. Planting Planting Distance: 1.5m with 3m between rows Suited to almost all well-drained and moderately fertile soils with pH between 6.5 and 7.5 in an exposed or sheltered location in full sun. Before planting your tree, clean up all wandering weeds and keep a clean ring around the tree base. Water well during the first year until well established. Autumn is the best season for planting fruiting trees, as the soil moisture and heat allow easier and faster root establishment and regeneration of damaged root systems. Pollination: Pollination Group: Self pollinating Fruit trees will only produce fruit if their flowers have been pollinated. This is usually done by flying insects such as honey bees, bumblebees, flies, wasps etc. This tree is self-pollinating; it produces compatible flowers that can pollinate each other. However, even self-fertile varieties tend to crop better when another cultivar is planted nearby for pollination. Although this is not necessary to produce fruit, it will offer improved crops. The two trees will have to be near each other for the pollination process to be successful. The general consensus is that the two trees should be within 18m (55ft) of each other. To make things a bit easier fruit trees are categorised into different pollination groups. Just remember that the fruit must be of the same species but of a different variety; only an apple tree can pollinate another apple tree. However, if you buy two of these 'Early Moor Park' trees, they will not offer each other any of the additional benefits of cross pollination. The pollination groups are numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6, according to flowering time. Best results will be obtained if one variety is planted near another apple tree of the same group. In the UK, because of our longer spring, you can also choose a partner from a group on either side (so an ideal pollination partner for group 3 would be one in group 2, 3 or 4). This is a typical example of our root wrapped trees that you will receive - note the fruit/ornamental trees we stock will vary in appearance according to species and season. Please be aware that the compost around the roots is there just to keep them moist and will fall away when unwrapped, leaving a bare-rooted plant. You can mix this compost with your soil when planting your tree.
Overview
Apricot 'Early Moor Park' Tree - Prunus armeniaca - Bare Root Small and compact, this tree can grow happily in your garden, but can also be just as rewarding in a pot, say, on a balcony. The tree is fully winter hardy, but will like full sun, against a south-facing wall, to give it protection from wind and rain. The fragrant blossom will help pollinate your tree, and you may get 200-300 apricots per tree after a good season. The fruits are large and yellow, and take on an attractive red-orange tinge when fully ripe. Characteristics Flower Colour: light pink Foliage Colour: green Approx. Growth Height: 4m Flowering Period: spring (April - May) Harvesting Period: August Season of Use: August - September Growing Habit: bush, cordon, espalier, fan Uses: eating fresh, cooking, jams Hardiness: fully hardy Exposure: exposed, sheltered Self pollinating: yes - (see ' Pollination ' section below) Rate of Growth: fast Scented: barely Wildlife friendly - attracts bees and other pollinating insects Requirements Light Requirements: full sun Soil Requirements: neutral, clay, loam, sand Moisture: moist, well-drained, moderately fertile Caring and Maintenance Water young trees regularly until roots are well established. Trim annually from mid to late summer. Apply some fertilizer in spring in order to promote healthy growth and a good crop. Optionally, mulch in spring. Check tree ties regularly and loosen any if necessary to avoid rubbing of the stems. Planting Planting Distance: 1.5m with 3m between rows Suited to almost all well-drained and moderately fertile soils with pH between 6.5 and 7.5 in an exposed or sheltered location in full sun. Before planting your tree, clean up all wandering weeds and keep a clean ring around the tree base. Water well during the first year until well established. Autumn is the best season for planting fruiting trees, as the soil moisture and heat allow easier and faster root establishment and regeneration of damaged root systems. Pollination: Pollination Group: Self pollinating Fruit trees will only produce fruit if their flowers have been pollinated. This is usually done by flying insects such as honey bees, bumblebees, flies, wasps etc. This tree is self-pollinating; it produces compatible flowers that can pollinate each other. However, even self-fertile varieties tend to crop better when another cultivar is planted nearby for pollination. Although this is not necessary to produce fruit, it will offer improved crops. The two trees will have to be near each other for the pollination process to be successful. The general consensus is that the two trees should be within 18m (55ft) of each other. To make things a bit easier fruit trees are categorised into different pollination groups. Just remember that the fruit must be of the same species but of a different variety; only an apple tree can pollinate another apple tree. However, if you buy two of these 'Early Moor Park' trees, they will not offer each other any of the additional benefits of cross pollination. The pollination groups are numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6, according to flowering time. Best results will be obtained if one variety is planted near another apple tree of the same group. In the UK, because of our longer spring, you can also choose a partner from a group on either side (so an ideal pollination partner for group 3 would be one in group 2, 3 or 4). This is a typical example of our root wrapped trees that you will receive - note the fruit/ornamental trees we stock will vary in appearance according to species and season. Please be aware that the compost around the roots is there just to keep them moist and will fall away when unwrapped, leaving a bare-rooted plant. You can mix this compost with your soil when planting your tree.