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Prunus armeniaca 'Moorpark Dwarf' |
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| Common name |
apricot (Z6) |
| Family |
rosaceae |
| Life cycle |
tree |
| Flowers |
white (early spring) |
| Size |
10' |
| Light |
sun |
Supposed to be a dwarf, but grows taller than the 10 ft advertised on its tag. We got it at a local discount nursery many years ago, and are charmed every year by its display of snow-white flowers in April. Although it's supposed to need a pollinator for fruit set, ours has never had a problem in that department - yet we've so far not eaten a single fruit from the tree - every year, they succumb to a fungal disease, most likely brown rot. This year, though, it seems like the fungus is on hiatus, and we may be biting into juicy apricots very soon...
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We left this plant behind in our Pennsylvania garden (and wish it well); we don't grow it in Houston. About my plant portraits
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