Prunus armeniaca
Apricot
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Description
The apricot, called Marille in Austria, bears velvety orange, honey sweet fruits and blooms very early in the year. This early flowering in March makes it susceptible to late frost, which is why a warm, sheltered location is crucial. Self-fertile varieties such as 'Ungarische Beste' are worthwhile for home gardens.
Care instructions
Plant the apricot in the warmest, full sun location in the garden, ideally against a sheltered south facing wall. Water during dry periods, especially during fruit development. Prune only after the harvest in late summer, never in the damp winter, to prevent fungal infections. Protect the early blossoms with fleece during frost nights at the end of March. Harvest when fully ripe in July and August.
Soil & site
Soil pH
Soil type
loamy, humus-rich, well-drained, lime-loving
Feeding
Medium feeder
Pruning
Companion planting
Companion planting is partly traditional gardening lore. Where the reason is known, it is given.
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Diseases & pests
4 relevantFrom the knowledge base, automatically linked by affected species. How to spot and prevent them is covered in full in the lexicon.
Monilia fructigena
Brown rot makes ripening fruit rot brown on the tree and in store. Cushion like spore pustules arranged in rings form on the rotten patches.
More on Brown rot (fruit rot)Monilia laxa
Blossom wilt infects stone fruit through the open flower and travels from there into the shoot. Affected blossoms and shoot tips wilt abruptly and dry up brown, as if frost had caught them.
More on Blossom wilt (Monilia twig blight)Grapholita funebrana
The plum moth is the stone fruit counterpart to the codling moth: from June onwards the moth lays eggs on young fruit, the caterpillar bores its way through to the stone and triggers gummosis as well…
More on Plum mothWilsonomyces carpophilus
Shot hole disease is caused by the fungus Wilsonomyces carpophilus and attacks above all stone fruit such as cherry, plum, peach and apricot.
More on Shot hole diseaseVarieties
7 varieties‚Bergeron’
The French standard apricot *‚Bergeron’* from the Rhône Valley and one of the most important cultivated varieties in Europe.
‚Compacta’
You will find *‚Compacta’*, a weak‑growing, compact, evergreen apricot, ideal for small gardens, pots or the terrace…
‚Goldrich’
You have a large-fruited American variety from Washington with strikingly strong orange-coloured, firm fruit.
‚Kuresia’
A German breeding from Geisenheim, popular above all for its high tolerance to sharka, a good choice especially in areas where the virus disease is a problem.
‚Orangered’
A modern, early ripening apricot (trade name Orangered®) that delivers its first fruits as early as the beginning of July.
‚Ungarische Beste’
A time honoured Hungarian apricot that has been valued for generations in the warmer regions of the German speaking countries.
‚Wachauer Marille’
The famous apricot from the Austrian Wachau, an EU protected designation of origin covering a whole variety type of…
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From the magazine
Apricots in Germany: early blossom, late frost, warm wall
Not the winter but the early blossom is the apricot's risk. With a warm wall, a late-flowering variety and fleece on the frost night, the harvest succeeds here too.
Frost Protection for Early-Blooming Fruit Trees: Practical, Not Panicked
Apricot, peach and almond bloom in March, when night frosts are still normal. Here is how to protect the blossom with the right spot, fleece and overhead irrigation, without the panic.